techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. And today, AngelList is opening the platform up to all startups with top-tier investors. → Learn More.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

There are literally hundreds of platforms currently operating that connect investors and startups, and there have been at least a hundred others that have come and gone. Setting up a clean, effective web site that lists companies seeking funding and provides accounts for investors to interact with them is not rocket science.

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Belarus Kazakhstan Portugal Accredited Investor 107

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. This usually involves more attention to organizational, operational, and strategic challenges. Social mobile web. Super-angels.

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Entrepreneur Accredited Investor Silicon Valley Angel Investor 274

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

This is a concept coined (and trademarked) by Eric Ries a few years ago, primarily for software and web applications. Lean startups operate on minimal money, an open source environment, and assume multiple iterations, with customer feedback, to get it right. Incremental investment may follow. Lean startup. Crowd funding.

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Gust

JULY 8, 2012

This is a concept coined (and trademarked) by Eric Ries a few years ago, primarily for software and web applications. Lean startups operate on minimal money, an open source environment, and assume multiple iterations, with customer feedback, to get it right. Incremental investment may follow. Lean startup. Crowd funding.

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Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 177

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

Securities sold pursuant to the crowdfunding provisions are not transferable by the purchaser for one-year from the date of purchase, unless the securities are transferred to the issuer, an accredited investor, in a registered offering, or to family of the purchaser. Requirements on Intermediaries.

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SEC Securities and Exchange Commission Accredited Investor Private Placement 58

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

There are three maindisadvantages: you mix together your business and personal life;they will probably not be as well connected as angels or venturefirms; and they may not be accredited investors, which couldcomplicate your life later. The regulatory burden is much lower if a companys shareholdersare all accredited investors.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76