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More Cash for Entrepreneurs, Crowdfunding, and Indiegogo

David Teten

Currently, entrepreneurs are prohibited from doing so under the Securities Act of 1933, which requires companies who wish to sell securities to register and provide extensive information about strategy, future plans, ownership, management, etc. They hired the Sustainable Economies Law Center to write to the U.S.

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Crowdfunding Sites Offer 5 Hidden Benefits

Growthink Blog

To start, Crowdfunding is the process of getting a group of regular individuals (versus banks, venture capitalists or angel investors) to collectively fund your venture. Blowfly Beer, through emails and internet word of mouth, got 40,000 people to invest in their company. Securities and Exchange Commission which prohibits this.

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High Returns On A Small Fund Challenge Low Returns On A Big Fund

David Teten

I recently had an extensive debate with Tom about why and whether small funds (like mine, ff Venture Capital ) tend to outperform large funds (like his). I argue that, just as with hedge funds and mutual funds, the larger the venture capital fund, the more difficult it is to generate strong returns.

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Is crowdfunding legal?

Startup Company Lawyer

One highly anticipated provision of the JOBS Act, Title III, is entitled ”Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2012” or the ”CROWDFUND Act.” Under pressure from Congress, the SEC agreed to review its regulations and their effect on capital formation in spring 2011.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. As a private company, you have a VERY high cost of capital (well above 10%), whether you raise venture capital, angel money, friends and family investments, bank financing, or all of the above.