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Montie Roland, NPDP

Montie Roland, NPDP

Gentleman Farmer, Engineer and Extreme Innovator / Brainstormer

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Tag: crowdsourcing

Posted on August 6, 2014January 2, 2020

Understanding the Basics of Crowdfunding

Learn the basics of crowdfunding.  One of our interns, Matthew, but this together and it made great reading so we published it!

Crowdfunding Whitepaper – Montie Gear by montie

Recent Posts

  • Enjoying Time on the Farm November 2, 2025
  • Planting Trees on the Farm – Good Times December 24, 2024
  • Helping Out in Hot Springs After Helene and Camping on Troublesome Gap November 9, 2024
  • Let Us Race October 27, 2024
  • Damage from Hurricane Helene in WNC October 13, 2024
  • Designing a Gift Basket October 1, 2024
  • Western NC Hurricane Damage Update September 29, 2024
  • Farm and Forest – Digital Detox at Its Finest August 25, 2024
  • Digital Detox June 25, 2024
  • Scenes While Just Mowing the Grass April 21, 2024

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Forward Observer

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