Tagged: proposed rules

My Take: House Rep Urges SEC To Relax Crowdfunding Rules

Representative Sam Graves (R-Mo.) has submitted a comment letter on proposed rules for Title III crowdfunding. He is the Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, the same committee that has seen various testimonies on the subject of crowdfunding and the alternative finance industry… Read More

Has The SEC Made Equity Crowdfunding Economically Unfeasible?

When the proposed SEC equity crowdfunding rules were released on October 23, those of us who had been anxiously waiting for months were finally given what we had been begging for. The long-awaited SEC rules had finally arrived. Equity crowdfunding under the JOBS Act was about to become… Read More

#Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 14, 2013

Entrepreneur | Crowdfunding Without Kickstarter Entrepreneur’s Michelle Goodman interviews Cameron Robertson, co-founder of Lockitron and one of the men behind the decision to open-source Selfstarter for other companies looking to crowdfund. He explains some of the benefits of using Selfstarter over other rewards-based crowdfunding solutions…. Read More

Gil Silberman On What He Hates Most About Equity Crowdfunding

A recent question on Quora asked respondents what they “hate most about equity-based crowdfunding?” The incindiary question produced some really interesting responses, not the least of which was the most-upvoted response by Gil Silberman. Silberman is a San Francisco-based startup lawyer. His response is as… Read More

#Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 12, 2013

The Guardian | The problem with anti-rape underwear AR Wear’s crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo has certainly sparked a lot of controversy. Here The Guardian‘s Women’s Blog likens these anti-rape garments to a “modern-day chastity belt.” The piece goes a long way toward describing some of the vitriol… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 7, 2013

BBC | Blogger raises funds to tweet from phone-hacking trial Peter Jukes has been following the News Of The World phone hacking scandal since the news broke. However, financial hardship was going to force him to stop following the proceedings in person for the rest… Read More

Interview: Equity Crowdfunding & Real Estate With Realty Mogul’s Jilliene Helman

Real estate is a huge driver of growth in the crowdfunding space, and it plays an important role in furthering crowdfunding’s exposure in the global narrative. Real estate investing can provide a nice balance of safety and return, and these investments are backed by tangible… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 6, 2013

Huffington Post | Who Let the Dog Out: On New Crowdfunding Rules and Why It Is Time for Us to Wise Up In this piece for the Huffington Post, Victoria Silchenko aggregates the thoughts of people like Tim Draper (pictured, right) and Slava Rubin on… Read More

Brief: Proposed Rules For Equity Crowdfunding Hit The Federal Register Today

The proposed rules for equity crowdfunding hit the Federal Register today, which means that the 90 day public comment period for crowdfunding effectively began today. (Despite the fact that comments have been collected up to this point.) The comment period will run until February 3rd,… Read More

Indiegogo CEO Rubin: Equity Has “Chance To Be Major Part Of Our Business”

We recently had a chance to interview Indiegogo CEO and co-founder Slava Rubin. We asked him about the SEC’s recently-proposed crowdfunding rules, how they may affect Indiegogo’s propensity to enter the equity space in the future and where Rubin and his team sees their platform… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 1, 2013

VentureBeat | The JOBS Act leaves crowdfunding investors unprotected — the SEC is working with a flawed law According to the article, Jenny Kassan of Cutting Edge Capital filed the original petition to the SEC to create a crowdfunding exemption. In this article, she argues that… Read More

Senate Hearing On JOBS Act: Neiss, Fleming Spar Over Cost Of Capital

Yesterday the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled “The JOBS Act At A Year And A Half: Assessing Progress And Unmet Opportunities.” It was set to be a particularly interesting hearing because of the panel, which included… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: October 31, 2013

Happy halloween to all of our stateside readers! USA Today | Delamaide: Crowdfunding rules help investors Do we have a “stock market rigged in favor of high-frequency traders?” According to this article yes, and it is turning investors away from the stock market. Where will… Read More

Interview: Crowdentials Comments On SEC Proposed Rules

Crowdentials is a service provider that “provides a suite of automated, regulatory compliance solutions” for investors and issuers. We recently caught up with Rohan Kusre, COO and co-founder of Crowdentials, to get his thoughts on the recently proposed rules out of the SEC. Crowdfund Insider:… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: October 29, 2013

The Lane Report | OP-ED: Kent Oyler – Let the 2014 crowdfunding rule games begin Kent Oyler says that initially the cynics are outnumbering the fans when it comes to the SEC’s proposed rules for equity crowdfunding. He postulates that equity crowdfunding will provide a… Read More

Quoted: Public Comments Coming In On Proposed Rules

As public comments on proposed equity crowdfunding rules begin to become available, here are a selection of interesting quotes from these comment letters. Of course, not all are 100% happy with the proposed rules coming out of the SEC. One very important feedback/comment I would… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: October 28, 2013

Taylor English | Analysis of Crowdfunding Rules Relating to issuers This week we expect many interests in the world of securities to publish their breakdowns of the proposed rules for equity crowdfunding in the United States. We’ll be collecting them throughout the week. Here, law… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: October 26, 2013

Reuters | Indiegogo Co-Founder Says Become Obsessed With the Problem, Not the Solution Indiegogo’s Danae Ringelmann shares her tips on entrepreneurship. She knows a bit about it having co-founded the world’s first widely-recognized rewards-based crowdfunding platform. Business News Daily | How to Benefit From New… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: October 25, 2013

Entrepreneur | Successful Crowdfunding Is About More Than Money It is something we say over and over again: crowdfunding is about more than money. Specifically, entrpereneurs and project creators can and should make use of the feedback they get from the crowd to inform their strategies…. Read More

On Crowdfunding & SEC Chair Mary Jo White’s Legacy

SEC Chair Mary Jo White, October 23 2013Because of the impact that this rule could have on the market, we have directed the staff to develop a comprehensive work plan to review and monitor the use of the crowdfunding exemption. If the proposal is adopted,… Read More

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