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4) AccreditedInvestor funding portals, which may or may not register under the JOBS Act, but will restrict themselves to the exempt, upper part of the market. I know of at least one other hybrid platform that’s coming from some similarly experienced players, and my guess is that there will be still others entering this tranche.
Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accreditedinvestors. Investors know how tough it is to get a set of terms accepted by even two investors, much less hundreds.
Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accreditedinvestors. Investors know how tough it is to get a set of terms accepted by even two investors, much less hundreds.
While I agree there are many potential benefits of having additional sources for start-up and small business funding, I'm still not convinced that these crowdfunding bills will do the trick. in fees is a hefty transaction fee considering company will still have legal and other fees on the financing. February 11, 2012 11:00 PM.
Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accreditedinvestors. Investors know how tough it is to get a set of terms accepted by even two investors, much less hundreds.
What does it take to be an Angel Investor? To the SEC, it means that you are an accreditedinvestor and To the man (or woman) on the street, a minimum qualification would seem to be an interest and ability to invest in early stage ventures. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Thursday, May 29, 2008.
One comment made by Jason was that angels tend to be less sensitive than VCs on valuation and can potentially make it difficult to get a venture financing done at acceptable valuation. While this may certainly be the case with unsophisticated angels (much less of these now) or in cases with no lead investor, Id argue the opposite.
Background As the term suggests, “crowdfunding” is funding from a crowd of people — that is, many people provide small amounts of money to finance something. Indeed, it is unclear whether the Senate will even pass a crowdfunding bill (and, if so, in what form).
In 2005, Kiva launched a micro-finance platform that allows people to lend small amounts of money to entrepreneurs in developing areas. This lending model was further refined, and peer-to-peer lending companies like Prosper emerged in 2006 and Lending Club emerged in 2007. Some companies utilize pure donation models.
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