Feld Thoughts

JULY 11, 2010

It got the name “pay to play&# , but was just another form of bribery. So, if I contribute $1,000 to the campaign of the Colorado state treasurer, I violate this SEC rule and become someone who is “paying to play.&# Tags: Politics first amendment pay to play sec Venture Capital.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 21, 2018

It all begins with Ronald Coase at the University of Chicago, Laureate for the 1991 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (yes, it does have a cool sounding official name). I thought I’d take the time to put down some basic “cryptonomic” rules to help would-be, block chain titans evaluate if their idea is gold or goop.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2021

I still have the Brooks Brothers striped shirt that Len and his partner Jerry Poch gave me when we signed the documents for Feld Technologies to be bought by Sage Alerting Systems (which changed its name to Sage Technologies and then changed it to AmeriData). Under the terms, he signed his name. Our order book collapsed two days later.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

They have listed forward revenue figures that are highly questionable and bring the issue of SEC oversight to my mind. I was just super fortunate that since it listed our name in the email solicitation that an investor reached out to me to ask us about it. Let me be clear about this.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2018

Before hiring an adviser, consider checking registration with applicable governmental agencies (SEC, CFTC, state securities board). The agreement should also identify the adviser by legal name and provide address and other contact information. Similarly, the CFTC has opined that cryptocurrencies are commodities. Google the adviser.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 25, 2020

I thought of a name and settled on Kilimanjaro, after the highest mountain in Africa. But before we got back to work, we had to hire a lawyer to help out with both the SAFE docs and to file our FORM D with the SEC so we can register our raise. “At a minimum, I should be able to use this myself,” I thought. 575 per hour?—?and

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2010

10 tips on finding a great name for your company – [link]. 10 tips on finding a great name for your company – [link]. Back off SEC: Let’s Put the “Risk&# of Secondary Markets in Perspective – [link]. Make Crowdsourcing Work for Your Business – [link]. Focus on Enterprise or SMB Accounts?

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Yet amidst all the partisan cheerleading and name-calling, there has been some discussion of substance. Now all eyes are on the SEC as it adopts regulations to implement the new law with the hope that it won’t get tied up in red tape. One particular four-letter word has been used pervasively by candidates of all stripes: Jobs.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2018

For example, regulators in countries such as China and South Korea started to toughen up on cryptocurrencies while in the US, there was a move by the SEC to try and gain control over the cryptocurrency market. In fact, around the world there seemed to be a new passion for regulation.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 9, 2018

startups might run into an alphabet soup of federal regulatory agencies, for example; ATF , CFPB , DEA , EPA , FAA , FCC , FDA , FDIC , FERC , FTC , OCC , OSHA , SEC. Lobbyists also work through regulatory bodies like the FCC , SEC , FTC , Public Utility, Taxi, or Insurance Commissions, School Boards, etc. In the U.S.

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Austin Startup

JULY 19, 2021

There’s a reason why Austin has been named the top tech city in the US in 2019 and 2020 by CompTIA. With the sheer number of startups, talent and investment funds within Austin or moving to the city, it is no surprise that the number of individuals relocating to the area continues to increase.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2019

Just as the name implies, day trading takes place during the day. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website. Day trading is different from investing in other aspects of the market, and just like launching into any other career, you must educate yourself so that you can see a solid financial return. What is Day Trading?

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TechEmpower

APRIL 5, 2013

8 threads and 256 connections Thread Stats Avg Stdev Max +/- Stdev Latency 10.07ms 7.80ms 73.59ms 77.37% Req/Sec 2.99k 1.07k 8.00k 88.42% 100002 requests in 3.68s, 59.89MB read Requests/sec: 27202.70 Transfer/sec: 16.29MB. For now, we use the "stripped" name suffix. For example: Making 100000 requests to [link].

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Bizshark has a database of around 40 million business contacts and more than 14 million company listings that are searchable by individual and company name as well as by email address. “Simplicity of use and quick access are our top priorities for users,” says Bizshark ’s managing director Daniel Banks.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 5, 2019

Entrepreneurs nowadays want to boast about brand-name investors, huge rounds of funding, and a team of high-skill employees. Did the former head of the SEC just join your board of directors? It’s name will probably never grace a Techcrunch page, yet it generates several hundreds of thousands of dollars in free cash flow every year.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Pink sheets and penny stocks go hand in hand, and the name pink sheets often means penny stocks to many people. “Pink sheets” are stocks that are trading in the over the counter (OTC) markets. Over the counter markets are well known for small cap stocks. What are Pink Sheets? Pink Sheets trading time and companies.

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finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Exclusive: Returns for brand-name VC funds By Dan Primack August 20, 2012: 12:15 PM ET. We agreed to withhold the name of the fund-of-funds manager and to not post the source documents, as a condition of receiving the materials. SEC issues first whistleblower award. Mutual Funds. Beyond the dotcom-era benchmarks. Most Popular.

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ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2019

Listrak shopped the top 1,000 retail sites, added items to a shopping cart, began the checkout process by adding first and last name, email, and phone number, then abandoned the carts before completing a purchase. Another thing: sec. They’ll enter their email and name anyway. How many companies do this?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2018

by Walker Deibel , Managing Director of Centra and author of “ Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game “ If I asked you to name a business success story, what would you think of?

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 10, 2010

FormDs.com bases its findings on the filings, as the name suggests, Form D, an SEC requirement when startups and other privately-held companies raise venture capital. The map caught the eye of Boulder-based venture capitalist Jason Mendelson - not surprisingly, as the map points to Colorado as one of the most entrepreneurial states.

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Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and, accordingly, many entrepreneurs get trapped in the SEC’s wide net. Note: Congress and the SEC are currently weighing a crowdfunding exemption which may permit “general solicitations” in certain limited circumstances.) These terms have been broadly construed by the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Such “micro-game” inside a game has 5-50 sec. Before monetizing the playable or rewarded creative on the ad platform it is important to study the market niche, demography, prepare the message thoroughly and optimize the way the user will be interacting with a unit, namely: Combine.

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 28, 2018

Meanwhile informal meetups sprang up around town, and I ran into many boldfaced names at these gatherings, curious to learn more. During the week, the SEC continued to offer warnings on initial coin offerings — with each pass, their language gets stronger in advising companies and their counsel to comply with securities regulations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2011

Justice Department and SEC reported imposing over $1.5 These efforts proved to be a major distraction from our main objective, namely sales and service of our high tech products. Some companies look at this as a “cost of doing business,” but it can easily cost you your reputation and your business.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 18, 2020

What happened after that crypto crash were 3 intense years of building behind the scenes – namely the scaling, custody, regulatory clarity and transparency required before institutional investors could feel comfortable holding this emerging, computer based asset class.

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www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

NAME THAT TECH TUNE. Meanwhile, SEC filings indicate that Frazier Healthcare and Voyager Capital — both of Seattle — are on the prowl for more money. WINDOWS PHONE. Mobile News. WINDOWS PHONE. VIDEO GAMES. GEEK OF THE WEEK. TECH EVENTS. Columnists. FRANK CATALANO. MONICA GUZMAN. REBECCA LOVELL. NEIL PATEL. Follow @geekwire.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

Crowdfunding: Its Practical Effect May Be Unclear Until SEC Rulemaking is Complete. On April 23, 2012, the SEC published guidance reminding issuers that “any offers or sale of securities purporting to rely on the crowdfunding exemption would be unlawful under federal securities laws” until the SEC adopts new rules.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 26, 2014

In the last two years, regulations set by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) have undergone several changes. Investopedia’s definition of crowdfunding highlights the restrictions on crowdfunding, namely, how much can be invested. Which type of funding should you seek for your business, 506(c) offerings or crowdfunding?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 24, 2013

These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. Lobbyists also work through regulatory bodies like FCC , SEC , FTC , Public Utility, Taxi, or Insurance Commissions, School Boards, etc. Yet this is where startups will run into anti-innovation opponents they may not expect.

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Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

This is a strategy where you can use a funding platform like Kickstarter.com to name a funding goal, explain to the community what your plan is, and receive small investments from anyone interested in your project. The crowdfunding strategy, however, has also caught the attention of the SEC and has been regulated by the 2012 JOBS Act.

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BeyondVC

AUGUST 9, 2006

In a bit of irony, last week when the SEC informed us our filing was accepted as being ready-to-go, market conditions were a terrible mess. Because GoDaddy.com sells domain name registrations, we are required to use an accounting method that is ultra conservative. technology sector. Rising interest rates have played a key factor.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Talented entrepreneurs are nothing if not resilient in the face of change: Market forces, competitive threats, technological shifts, you name it. In recent years, government regulation has emerged as another such force to be reckoned with in the technology industry.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 19, 2012

First, the SEC largely limits private-equity investments to accredited investors—those with $1 million or more in net worth, among other tight standards. Second, the SEC prohibits general solicitation or advertising of the equity being sold. That hinders broad-based online fund raising in a couple of ways.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 24, 2013

These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. Lobbyists also work through regulatory bodies like FCC , SEC , FTC , Public Utility, Taxi, or Insurance Commissions, School Boards, etc. Yet this is where startups will run into anti-innovation opponents they may not expect.

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David Teten

MAY 8, 2012

It allows small businesses to raise $1 million, from a limit of 10% of income or $10,000 from individual investors, without registering their companies with the SEC. The Entrepreneurs Access to Capital Act helps to redress this. I’d be very cautious about investing in a startup on a website in the hopes of a financial return.

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

To the SEC, it means that you are an accredited investor and To the man (or woman) on the street, a minimum qualification would seem to be an interest and ability to invest in early stage ventures. I think this sentiment has given angel groups a bad name. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Thursday, May 29, 2008.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 3, 2016

Metrics by Day of Week Name & Time of Day. Page Load Time (sec)” so that you can instantly see your biggest problem areas. Take advantage of that to make your custom reports even smarter. For an in-depth guide to Google Analytics segmentation, click here.). Acquisition Custom Reports. Conclusion.

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