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A look at how the impending new crowdfunding rules are prompting entrepreneurs to predict -- and deliver -- what the expanded industry will demand.
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BY Melinda Fulmer
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BY Catherine Clifford
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BY Michelle Goodman
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BY Carol Tice
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BY Scott Shane
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BY Catherine Clifford
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