Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

million people qualify as accredited investors. If companies get funded at all, it’s likely to be from an angel, and an angel who is not part of an investment group. ” Yes, the JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) is exciting, and it will bring a lot more potential investors into the marketplace. Go for the gut.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors. Osmosis marketing is the hot new term for word-of-mouth advertising. Super-angels. Social mobile web. Startup pivot.

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Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

In September of this year, the SEC voted to overturn the ban on “general solicitation” that made it illegal for companies to publicly advertise that they are raising capital. While startups are still limited by the types of investors they can take money from (i.e. Download our free Raising Capital from Angel Investors eBook.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.)

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