The Legalization of Equity Crowd Funding was the catalyst for the great Economic Democratization of the Capital Markets. Although crowdfunding started with reward based, the advent of the JOBS Act in 2012 introduced 4 ways to raise equity capital from the crowd. The expanded pool of additional investors are not your typical angel investors. These 4
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Inside Secret #43 – Gold Nugget #12 Beware of False CrowdFunded Companies
Before the rules of REG CF were released, many companies would say they were raising capital through ‘crowdfunding’. Often they were not doing under the proper regulations offered through the JOBS Act or the SEC or their own state’s securities regulations. And, as capital formation methods of REG A+ become more popular, companies may cut
Pros & Cons for Raising Capital Direct to Investors vs Angel Investors & VCs
You know you need to raise capital, but how? Do you go the traditional Angel Investor to VC that most tech companies follow or is one of the 5 ways to solicit for investment from the public (Crowd Funding) the best route for your company? In this episode of the Compassionate Capitalist Podcast, Karen will
Sheets & Giggles – Building a Company to Scale with Specific Intent
Colin McIntosh, Founder and CEO of Sheets & Giggles, joins Karen Rands on the Compassionate Capitalist Podcast show to share his journey to identify a way to address a cause he was passionate about with a clear material need in the market, make a profit each step of the way as the company scaled and
Sheets & Giggles – Building a Company to Scale with Specific Intent
Colin McIntosh, Founder and CEO of Sheets & Giggles, joins Karen Rands on the Compassionate Capitalist Podcast show to share his journey to identify a way to address a cause he was passionate about with a clear material need in the market, make a profit each step of the way as the company scaled and
Crowd Funding – The 4 ways to raise equity capital and when to use them
As part of the Compassionate Capitalist Podcast series, we produced this video episode too. Although crowdfunding started with reward based, the advent of the JOBS Act in 2012 introduced 4 ways to raise equity capital from the crowd. The expanded pool of additional investors are not your typical angel investors. The 4 methods to solicit