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Google Trends: Crowdfunding vs. Crowd Funding
The former is trouncing the latter, so don’t get caught using the wrong slang. by
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Equity Crowdfunding: Investing Revolution or Worse Than Pink Sheets?
Interesting discussion at Stanford Law School. Panel includes the CEO of AngelList. Naturally, I think it’s going to be a game-changer. In a good way. Sure, there will be scammers (unlike Wall St?)....
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$1m Isn’t Enough: Raise the Equity Crowdfunding Limit
The JOBS Act arbitrarily set a $1m/year limit for equity crowfunding (ECF). Meanwhile, Kickstarter-style sites will still be able to raise $10m+. Like in the Pebble watch project. The result is that...
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Nice Overview of Equity Crowdfunding
Nice presentation (info and marketing-wise) by Smart Money Entrepreneurs. by
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Six predictions about equity crowdfunding
In 2014 a deal will hit the JOBS Act’s $1m limit in under 5 minutes. An equity-crowdfunded company will IPO at a $1B valuation within 5 years. There will be a mania/bubble period following #2. The...
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The Inevitable Equity Crowdfunding Fiasco
As a preface to this piece, let me say I am a big supporter of equity crowdfunding. It’s ridiculous that we, as non-accredited investors, have not been able to invest in startups until now. Due to the...
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Insider Crowdfunding?
As we have pointed out before, equity crowdfunding regulation has many flaws. The $1m limit is a major problem in and of itself. And it brings many unintended consequences along with it. Think about...
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How Accredited Investor Laws Cost Me $475k
Around 2006 my friend Erik acquired Chess.com. It was previously a site selling chess learning software. The company went bankrupt, and he bought the assets for pennies on the dollar. We had worked...
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Logo & Branding Options
Pretty soon here I’m going to be launching EarlyInvesting.com. A news portal for everything equity crowdfunding. Picking logos is always hard for me, so for this project I used 99Designs, a...
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Equity Crowdfunding Study Yields Interesting Results
Key stats from the study by EarlyIQ, the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CFPA), and Crowdfund Capital Advisors. 58% of all respondents indicate high interest in early stage equity investment....
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