by uripom on 11/3/11, 10:24 PM with 20 comments
by tptacek on 11/3/11, 11:46 PM
A question, though: in a post-"crowdfunding" world, what would a "crowdfunded" round do to your prospects of getting venture capital down the line? Wouldn't it gnarl up your cap table? How long will it take to shake the legal intricacies of this out?
by phil on 11/3/11, 11:40 PM
Anyone who understands this thing have a read on whether that is actually so?
by clavalle on 11/3/11, 10:50 PM
This is true economic jet fuel. Most of the jobs package was not terribly exciting but when I came across this bit I truly got jazzed about the possibilities. I hope the SEC doesn't drag their feet after this is passed.
Even if we end up with a ton of failed companies from this and a lot of burned investors the individual risk will be low and the entrepreneurs that come out of the other side will be that much better the next time. It really opens up the game to a huge number of people that otherwise would not have much hope of even getting 'friends and family' seed money.
by dashr on 11/4/11, 1:56 AM
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HR02940:
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2940/
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H.R.2930 (CrowdSourcing one) still making its way
by ph0rque on 11/4/11, 2:53 AM
by Lukeas14 on 11/3/11, 11:18 PM
by dashr on 11/4/11, 2:04 AM
by Gladrobot on 11/4/11, 3:40 AM