Tagged: section 4a6

Can the JOBS Act Save The American Dream?

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A recently Marist-McClatchy poll found that eight out of 10 Americans no longer believe they can achieve the American Dream. Almost the same percentage of those polled said that things will not get better for future generations. The level of pessimism regarding the present economy… Read More

Inside Crowdfunding Ep. 1: Tubestart’s Josef Holm On Monetizing Digital Video With Crowdfunding

On this week’s episode of Inside Crowdfunding, we interview Tubestart co-founder and CEO Josef Holm to get more information about his crowdfunding platform for YouTube content creators. We also discuss Tubestart’s new charity-related initiative and Holm’s recent ReelSEO article about MCNs participating in the crowdfunding… Read More

Troops Rallying For Smarter Rules Around Equity Crowdfunding

There are a lot of people with high hopes for the equity crowdfunding industry in the United States, including the legislators that saw the JOBS Act through. However, it seems there is also increasing concern that the entire exemption could fall flat without some serious… Read More

My Take: House Rep Urges SEC To Relax Crowdfunding Rules

Representative Sam Graves (R-Mo.) has submitted a comment letter on proposed rules for Title III crowdfunding. He is the Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, the same committee that has seen various testimonies on the subject of crowdfunding and the alternative finance industry… Read More

Crowdfunding, The Main Street VC Make List Of Bold 2014 Predictions

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Among ten bold predictions for 2014 made by Dominic Basulto in the Washington Post, one crowdfunding-related prediction sticks out: your next-door neighbor becomes a venture capitalist. It encapsulates some of the highest hopes among crowdfunding industry stakeholders and pundits. The forthcoming ability for anyone to… Read More

Brief: Local Crowdfunding Being Floated In Wyoming

Today the Wyoming Business Report has a story about The Local Crowd LLC and CEO Diane Wolverton. Wolverton has spent 16 years working in the University of Wyoming’s Small Business Development Center. She is now in the process of seeking federal grant money in order to test… Read More

JOBS Act Title III Rules: Moving Closer to Equity Crowdfunding

Under the proposed rules, Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) will create a new investor class by allowing non-accredited investors to participate in crowdfunding. These rules will lead to a democratized investment landscape profitable to entrepreneurs, inventors, artists, writers, and… Read More

Nancy Fallon-Houle: Will Crowdfunding Suffer “Death By Expense?”

Here on Crowdfund Insider Samuel Guzik, Kendall Almerico and Kim Wales all shared similar thoughts regarding the legal costs associated with crowdfunding in the United States under what is to be Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act. In the world of equity crowdfunding, the associated legal and… Read More

Prodigy Network Bets Big On Crowdfunding Commercial Real Estate

In applying a loose definition of the term “crowdfunding,” Rodrigo Nino stands as the undisputed king of the emerging fundraising methodology. He and his team at Prodigy Network crowdfunded a building in Colombia to the tune of over $175 million from investors both in Colombia… Read More

EarlyShares: Title III Crowdfunding Infographic

Equity crowdfunding platform EarlyShares provided the following infographic outlining some of the facts and estimates behind Title III of the JOBS Act. Title III aims to legalize equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors. Rules for the new exemption (Seciton 4(a)(6) of the Securuties Act) were proposed… Read More

How the SEC “Bad Actor” Rules Will Affect Equity Crowdfunding

When I think of bad actors, I think of Keanu Reeves and William Shatner. When the Securities and Exchange Commission mentions bad actors, they are talking about people they want to prevent from using equity crowdfunding in order to protect investors from fraud. Before the… Read More

Miami-Based EarlyShares Goes Live With Equity & Rewards-Based Crowdfunding Deals

EarlyShares is a crowdfunding platform based in Miami, Florida. The operation is poised to be one of the leaders in the nascent equity crowdfunding space in the United States, and in light of the implementation of Rule 506(c) that took place in September the platform… Read More

Has The SEC Made Equity Crowdfunding Economically Unfeasible?

When the proposed SEC equity crowdfunding rules were released on October 23, those of us who had been anxiously waiting for months were finally given what we had been begging for. The long-awaited SEC rules had finally arrived. Equity crowdfunding under the JOBS Act was about to become… Read More

Indiegogo’s Danae Ringelmann Lauds Equity Crowdfunding In Article For CNBC

Danae Ringelmann released an article via CNBC yesterday that lauds equity crowdfunding as a solution that could help in “making fundraising more efficient and fair.” The piece is a deep dive into the functional effects of the proposed SEC rules surrounding Section 4(a)(6) of the… Read More

Interview: Crowdentials Comments On SEC Proposed Rules

Crowdentials is a service provider that “provides a suite of automated, regulatory compliance solutions” for investors and issuers. We recently caught up with Rohan Kusre, COO and co-founder of Crowdentials, to get his thoughts on the recently proposed rules out of the SEC. Crowdfund Insider:… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: October 29, 2013

The Lane Report | OP-ED: Kent Oyler – Let the 2014 crowdfunding rule games begin Kent Oyler says that initially the cynics are outnumbering the fans when it comes to the SEC’s proposed rules for equity crowdfunding. He postulates that equity crowdfunding will provide a… Read More

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