Crack The Crowd had the incredible opportunity to sit down with one of the lead researchers from the World Bank Report on Crowdfunding Richard Swart PhD of UC Berkeley and Partner at Crowdfunding Capital Advisors.

Scaling Innovation: Crowdfunding's Game Changing Potential for the Developing World.
Authored by: Jason Best, Sherwood Neiss, and Richard Swart of Crowdfund Capitol Advisors.
Commissioned by: The World Bank Organization

Richard was able to share some of his incredible insight into his research that lays out the potential future of crowdfunding across the globe.

This was one of the most revealing discussions we have had about the future of crowdfunding. By 2015 we will be living in a very different world. The opportunities are on the horizon to go beyond what we thought was possible.

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Swart holds a PhD in information systems from Utah State University and studied at the University of Utah and Stanford University. He has more than 20 years of experience extending throughout the fields of finance, entrepreneurship, education and government. Following the passage of the JOBS Act, Swart assisted administration officials to coordinate several educational events throughout the United States. He currently serves as a consultant for Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Small Businesses Program and is an active advisor or board member to several startup companies.