Crack The Crowd

  #CRACKtheCROWD: Richard Swart Interview: Global Impact, Culture, and Corruption in Crowdfunding   Welcome to Crack The Crowd!   In this episode we talk to Richard Swart, PHD Crowdfunding researcher, Author, Speaker, Investor, Advisor and one of the most prominent minds in crowdfunding. He’s at the center of the global talking to governments and all things crowdfunding.   More:  Richard Swart is Crowdfunding and Alternative Finance Researcher and Scholar-in-Residence in the Institute for Business and Social Impact at the University of California, Berkeley, researching crowdfunding, crowdsourcing and alternative finance. Swart organizes the Annual Academic Symposium in Crowdfunding Research, which is globally recognized as the leading event in crowdfunding research and policy, which has brought eminent faculty, government officials and policy makers from over 30 nations to UC Berkeley.   Recognized as one of the top thought leaders in crowdfunding and alternative finance, with particular interest in its i