Tagged: perspective

June 24, 2013 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a rare occurrence of public culpability, Kickstarter posted a letter to everyone regarding the Kickstarter campaign for a Seduction Guide – which was fully funded but has since been pulled from the site.  The Kicktarter “mea culpa” is reproduced in it’s entirety below.  They… Read More

March 4, 2013 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

In an opinion piece on the pages of NYTimes, journalist / banker and former Obama Administration “Car Czar” attacks legislation promoted by his former boss:  The Jobs Act of 2012.  Titled a “Sneaky Way to Deregulation, Ratner goes directly after one of the most significant… Read More

February 13, 2013 @ 7:01 am By JD Alois  |  

It used to be that stock transactions were a laborious task.  Phone calls were made, account verifications were processed, confirmations were mailed and summarily filed away.  The advent of internet based stock trading was a natural and exciting evolution of  investing in equities.  No longer… Read More

January 23, 2013 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently a superlative document was published by the Milken Institute which reflected upon the current state of crowdfunding domestically within the United States but also drawing on parallels abroad.  This missive was authored  by Messrs.  Chris Brummer, a law professor at Georgetown University and Daniel Gorfine,… Read More

November 12, 2012 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Excellent point from  Andrew Yang Publishing in Business Insider.  Even with the advent of Crowdfunding, among other  funding avenues, starting a business is really tough.  Continuing the thought Mr. Yang posits that entrepreneurs will never rely on the government.  We wholeheartedly agree. Making things more… Read More

November 12, 2012 @ 4:58 am By JD Alois  |  

What is the critical path for implementing crowdfunding? I knew that this seemingly easy passage of the jobs act was too good to be true. In a way, the ambiguity of the bill has been the inspiration for an ideal of what crowdfunding can be…. Read More

November 1, 2012 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

This is a common theme of discussion at CrowdfundInsider.  The forthcoming launch of Crowdfunding scheduled for 2013 and how exactly this will impact the funding of Entrepreneurs and Economic growth.  This movement without a doubt has the potential to disrupt traditional forms of finance for… Read More