Showing posts with label crowdfunding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crowdfunding. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

The Haiku of Finance for 02/23/16

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Phony crowdfunder "Angel" faking his background Dumb founders get fooled
Friday, October 30, 2015

The Haiku of Finance for 10/30/15

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Main Street can crowdfund Expect big rush to startups Ride a unicorn
Sunday, October 26, 2014

The Limerick of Finance for 10/26/14

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Crowdfund energy going green Renewable cash on the scene Investors make waves Clean tech getting raves Returns still revert to some mea...
Saturday, May 10, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 05/10/14

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Dumb people funding Portal rules prevent mistakes Amateurs go nuts

Amateur Investors May Go Nuts With Crowdfunding

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Crowdfunding is in full bloom.  Portals are springing up all over the gall-dang place.  Startups are drafting pitch decks and sticking them...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

Top Challenges Facing Crowdfunding In 2014

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Crowdfunding is here to stay.  We can thank a nimble small business lobby and some hardworking people in Congress and the SEC for getting t...
Thursday, January 02, 2014

Non-Financial Companies Should Not Operate Crowdfunding Portals

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I attended a holiday party last month where one of the nameless wheeler-dealer types in attendance bragged that his technology company was ...
Sunday, October 27, 2013

Checking Out VEDC Access to Capital San Francisco 2013

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The VEDC Access to Capital Business Expo in San Francisco has become one of my perennial favorite conferences.  I had to attend and check ...
Sunday, October 20, 2013

Alfidi Capital Heard Roger Royse at Idea to IPO's Current State of Crowdfuning

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I'm always checking out startup action in Silicon Valley.  The JOBS Act of 2012 was supposed to make that easier.  Performing due dili...
Monday, October 14, 2013

Due Diligence on Small VCs and Angel Groups

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The largest VC funds have the resources to perform legendary feats of due diligence on startups.  They can hire private investigators and r...
Monday, September 23, 2013

SEC Lifts Ban on General Solicitation to Turbo-Charge JOBS Act

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Today the SEC lifted its ban on general solicitation.   This is good news for startups who want to raise money under the JOBS Act if they c...
Monday, September 16, 2013

The Arrival Of Geojournalism

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Tonight the Commonwealth Club asked " Does The Environment Matter? "  I was there.  It really should have asked whether journalis...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Later Exits for Earlier Startup Investors

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One truism in startup funding is that venture capitalists want to see a clean cap table before making a big investment.  Some VCs don'...
Monday, June 17, 2013

The Haiku of Finance for 06/17/13

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Crowdfund real estate Locally own small projects Big parcels later

Crowdfunded Real Estate Limitations

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The crowdfunding phenomenon is now taking on real estate investing.  Sites like RealtyShares and iFunding are enabling small-time retail i...
Saturday, June 01, 2013

The Haiku of Finance for 06/01/13

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Crowdfund your project Co-op, land trust, or maker Wealth from the ground up
Friday, May 31, 2013

Crowdfunding for Decentralized Wealth

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I attended a Commonwealth Club lecture today by  Gar Alperovitz , author of What Then Must We Do?   I won't spoil the book for you, but...
Friday, March 01, 2013

Jump on the Frugal Innovation Bandwagon

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Today's Commonwealth Club panel on "Frugal Innovation" was a call to action for American innovators stuck in cubicles and po...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Report From 3rd Annual New Paradigms to Fund Life Science Innovation Conference

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I sure do get lucky sometimes.  Last week JP Morgan held its famed health care conference in San Francisco .  I didn't get invited to th...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

Winning at VEDC Access to Capital 2012 in San Francisco

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The Valley Economic Development Center (VEDC) cares enough about small business owners to link them to sources of investment.   I liked the...