Tagged: representative cyrus habib

February 14, 2014 @ 10:44 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Washington State has been on the march toward an intrastate crowdfunding exemption, and yesterday the effort took one more step toward becoming reality. House Bill 2023 was approved with an 89-9 vote. The nine nay votes all came via House Republicans. The bill itself was… Read More

February 5, 2014 @ 11:26 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The State of Washington has been weighing the possibility of implementing an intrastate crowdfunding exemption. The House Business & Financial Services Committee discussed the bill late in January, and we now have the video of that hearing. Representative Cyrus Habib (D-48th) has championed the effort…. Read More

January 19, 2014 @ 2:21 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

I’ve started businesses in Washington. I’ve raised money here and hired folks here. My testimony focused on my entrepreneurial story. I talked about the various businesses I have started, ran, and sold. I talked about my experience raising angel and institutional capital in Seattle very… Read More