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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital. Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. 1/ Social Network Interference.

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Should Equity-Based Crowd Funding Be Legal?

Growthink Blog

Letting small companies sell equity stakes online would be a huge boost to those firms—like angel investing on steroids. Broadening the Base Currently, equity-based crowd funding falls under strict Securities and Exchange Commission rules governing angel investing. million U.S.

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FinTech Innovation Lab Launch Event – June 2, 2011

David Teten

The trick is delivering business insights over this channel: use social networks to support relationship management. BROWN: Impersonation on social networks is a big problem. Social networking is governed by SEC 17a4, and SEC hasn’t opined on this. Ask the senator who was on TV.

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ProfessorVC: Crowdfunding - Good Idea or Really, Really Stupid.

Professor VC

These investments would be exempt from registration under the 1933 SEC Act. There is a reason the SEC exists. I cant remember if the SEC was one of the government agencies that Rick Perry wants to get rid of (but neither can he ), but it seems like this is the exact type of investor that the SEC was set up to protect.

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