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5 Recommendations Before Funding An Appealing Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are a few questions you should ask that might allay any remaining qualms, or convince you to run immediately: How much am I paying in commission or fees? By commission? If you have evidence of fraud, don’t be too embarrassed to contact the Securities and Exchange Commission. How do they get paid?

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What to Know About Cryptocurrency and Scams

The Startup Magazine

Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that uses cryptography, a process of transforming information into code, to help ensure the security of financial transactions. With this wallet loaded with Bitcoins, they could use the coins for purchases or exchange them for other forms of currency. The Risks of Investing in Cryptocurrency.

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5 Due Diligence Tips Before You Invest In A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are a few questions you should ask that might allay any remaining qualms, or convince you to run immediately: How much am I paying in commission or fees? By commission? If you have evidence of fraud, don’t be too embarrassed to contact the Securities and Exchange Commission. How do they get paid?

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Agio On Hedge Fund Cybersecurity And The Difficulty Of Securing Private Equity Firms

YoungUpstarts

When thinking about how to start a private equity firm or a hedge fund, security should be on the list of priorities. Typically, hedge funds have more complex systems as well as more cash movements, data, and transactions, but those are not the only attributes that determine how complex the process of securing an entity is.

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[Infographic] What The SEC Announcement Means For Startups And Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

July 10th, 2013 marked a monumental day for many startups across the United States – the US Securities and and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that the ban on general solicitation has been removed for small businesses seeking startup capital , allowing for sweeping changes in the way businesses find funding.

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Legal Tech Startup CS Disco Files to go Public

SiliconHills

Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of stock. CS Disco, a legal tech startup, filed papers with the U.S. The Austin-based company did not set a date to go public or a price for its shares, which will be traded under the stock sticker “LAW.” CS Disco plans to use the proceeds […].

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Austin-based Bumble Files to Go Public

SiliconHills

The company filed its initial public offering documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Austin-based Bumble, the networking and dating app founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, has filed to go public.

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