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Are You Ready for Equity Based Crowdfunding?

Up and Running

Additionally, a fundraising business offering and selling securities must comply with the regulations of the SEC, the federal government’s securities watchdog. The SEC’s proposed equity crowdfunding rules regulate, in part: Your business (the securities issuer). Certain SEC disciplinary, and cease-and-desist orders.

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HBS Angels Healthcare Night

David Teten

HBSANY members are required to be accredited investors (per SEC regulations) and are expected to agree to the terms of the HBSANY Membership Agreement. The company aggregates a tremendous amount of medical news and research and personalizes it into a user friendly experience. Docphin ( [link] ) is the Bloomberg for doctors.

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Putting Twitter’s IPO in Perspective

Agile VC

A few years ago this was sort of a novelty… not that many startups were going public and not that many bloggers or mainstream journalists took the time or had familiarity with combing these SEC filings. Why are media businesses so valuable?

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Shark Tank Lessons for Startups

YoungUpstarts

10 sec rule. Amit Damani, cofounder of Vista Rooms , when not having quintessential talks on anything entrepreneurial, runs one of the fastest growing online aggregator for budget hotels in India. For entrepreneurs, there is a lot one could learn from Shark Tank episodes, and some of them ring true.

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Why Crowdfunding is Today's Goldrush

ReadWriteStart

The SEC has yet to weigh in on regulation. A successful platform will aggregate an enormous amount of data. “Some will give you reports on the company and try to help you make more informed decisions, and others will cater to microinvestments. This will only continue to accelerate. We’re at the tipping point here.

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Is crowdfunding legal?

Startup Company Lawyer

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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More Cash for Entrepreneurs, Crowdfunding, and Indiegogo

David Teten

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.