The company evaluated the performance of eight reward-based crowdfunding platforms (where a donor receives a reward of value in exchange for a cash contribution) and six investment-based platforms (where investors receive equity or interest on their investment).

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Part of the value is the reward, which has a delivery date, but the most compelling rewards draw the backer into the experience.

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That's because the value of the back-end tax reward compounds just as fast as the money in the savings account. (Reread the fourth paragraph in the introduction.) Barry R.

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They may be more intent on raising as much money as possible and less concerned about the publicity value of an IPO or the need to reward or reassure investors with quick returns.

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Finally, the U.S. should implement market regulations that fairly reward the value provided by stable and reliable sources of power generation.

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Although this new type of payment concept has not yet begun to shift payment to reward value, the feeling is that this will be how healthcare is ultimately packaged, managed, and delivered in our new value-based paradigm.

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