Hippoland

DECEMBER 16, 2016

I’ll publish the conversation for all entrepreneurs to see on my blog sometime afterwards so that everyone can have an understanding of how Pedro invests. But, the entrepreneurs we invite to this discussion will also have a chance to ask their questions over video conference with Pedro as well – like one big hangout.

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San Francisco Accredited Investor B2B Cofounder 48

Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

While startups are still limited by the types of investors they can take money from (i.e. wealthy, verified investors), the lifting of the ban on general solicitation has allowed investors to publicly advertise that they are raising capital, be it on their blog, Twitter, Facebook, or crowdfunding site such as AngelList.

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Angel Groups Accredited Investor Angel Investor Due Diligence 51

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The passing of the JOBS Act also means you won't have to seek out accredited investors specifically (people with incomes of $200,000 or more, or a net worth of $1,000,000 or more-not including their residence). So, what's the latest? As mentioned above, equity based crowdfunding was supposed to go live on January 1st 2013.

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Equity Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Accredited Investor 74

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

A couple of items buried in the 1300 page bill include changing the definition of an accredited investor and moving regulatory roles on private3 placements from federal to stage level. This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines. Blog Archive. Newer Post.

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Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is Salomon Wancier – Enjoy! Under current regulations, Equity crowdfunding opportunities are only available to Accredited Investors.

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Equity Finance Small Business Accredited Investor 60

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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Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

They may or may not be accredited investors, and they don’t invest regularly or often. They provide additional value add in the form of coaching and mentorship, and most of all access to a network of other entrepreneurs and smart people – that to me is really the real value of being involved with an incubator / accelerator.

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Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

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. Only 35 nonaccredited investors are allowed to buy private equity in a company's offering. That hinders broad-based online fund raising in a couple of ways. million U.S.

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Equity Securities and Exchange Commission Private Equity SEC 88

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2013

It is important to get involved with different startup networks, conferences, and competitions. These are some of the best places to meet investors first hand and meet and connect with other entrepreneurs. Here is a short list of conferences, competitions, and networks to check out for upcoming events.

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North America Angel Investor Accredited Investor Silicon Valley 40

Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

They then must work hard to get an introductory phone call or email from a middleman whom the investor trusts and respects (ideally, another entrepreneur whom that investor has backed). Many entrepreneurs initially reach-out to friends and family as a source of capital. How is this done? By banging on doors.

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Preferred Stock Angel Investor Entrepreneur Common Stock 45

thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM so glad we found this blog [too bad it was a little too late]. BTW, I tried visiting your blog but it crashes my Safari browser (Mac version) each time.

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Cofounder Founder Preferred Stock Startup 40

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

But it was under the SEC's watch that countless, massive scams were committed - Enron, Worldcom, Tyco, HealthSouth, and Bernie Madoff duped investors out of billions of dollars in the last decade alone. An investor in a crowdfunding campaign is likely to lose much less than an investor in Enron did. Blog Archive.

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SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2013

For maximum credibility, start networking for potential investors to build relationships a few months before you start asking for money. It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with all eight million accredited investors in the US. All you need is one.

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Angel Investor Accredited Investor Silicon Valley Venture Capital 252

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

The second company in which I invested, back in 2001, was a novel concept from the serial entrepreneur who invented social networking. After that evaporated, I didn’t invest again until just after the dotcom crash (when my long-suffering spouse grounded me from any further entrepreneurial ventures :-)). The third company is still alive.

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New York Accredited Investor Advisory Board IRR 221

The Next Web

AUGUST 14, 2013

This is a guest post by Wade Foster , co-founder and CEO of Zapier, which originally appeared on his blog. You can follow Wade’s writing on his site or the Zapier blog. Your Network. It might take some digging, but I’d bet you can work your way to accredited investors through your own network easier than you might think.

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Founder Incubator Cofounder Accredited Investor 142

Professor VC

AUGUST 14, 2012

I had a conversation recently with Alex Mittal, Co-founder and CEO of FundersClub (FC) and decided to revisit my blog post from last fall that was skeptical of crowdfunding for angel investments. Some of the current services act on the investment bank model and either facilitate transactions between investors and companies (i.e.

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Accredited Investor SEC Cap Table Angel Groups 42

Growthink Blog

AUGUST 9, 2012

The passing of the JOBS Act also means you won't have to seek out accredited investors specifically (people with incomes of $200,000 or more, or a net worth of $1,000,000 or more-not including their residence). You can receive funds from people of all income ranges, which makes the pool of potential investors MUCH bigger.

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Equity Accredited Investor SEC .Net 69

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The passing of the JOBS Act also means you won't have to seek out accredited investors specifically (people with incomes of $200,000 or more, or a net worth of $1,000,000 or more-not including their residence). You can receive funds from people of all income ranges, which makes the pool of potential investors MUCH bigger.

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Equity Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Accredited Investor 103