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the collection TWO, our way to
celebrate the tenth anniversary
of our monthly publication
Primo Piano Scala c.

the collection ONE, our way
to celebrate the first five years
of our monthly publication
“Primo Piano Scala c”.

July 2013, Year V, n. 7

Carlo Boccazzi Varotto

Crowdfunding: passing the hat in the Internet era?

Telos: In the best of cases, the average Italian thinks crowdfunding refers to humanitarian fundraising campaigns. Can you help us shed light on this new trend, and tell us about its potential and drawbacks?

Carlo Boccazzi Varotto: Literally speaking, crowdfunding means crowd-sourced fundraising which, however, might be better defined as bottom-up fundraising; the concept is more novel than you might think. Anyone contributing to a crowdfunding campaign usually does it to satisfy his own needs, or as gratification ... more

Editorial

We’d like to thank the Consob for the unexpected timeliness with which it released the regulation on equity crowdfunding a few days before we published our interview with Carlo Boccazzi Varotto for Primo Piano Scala c: almost a wink of approval for our editorial programme. Although Primo Piano Scala c doesn’t focus on news items or current affairs, it’s encouraging to know that we’re on the same contemporary wavelength ... more