Crowd Funding for Equity Solutions Series, #5: Held of Record Matters

Crowd funding is exempt from ‘held of record’ calculation in regards to registration requirements under 12g of SEC 1934 Act. But among the issues that could effectively kill the crowd funding provisions in the JOBS… Read More →

Crowd Funding for Equity Solutions Series #1: Investor protection – by David Drake

Crowd Funding for Equity Solutions Series 1: Investor protection by David Drake, LDJ Capital   CFIRA representatives have already met with the members of the Corporate Finance, Trading and Markets and Office of the… Read More →

Funded By Me in the Archipelago of Stockholm by David Drake

Crowd Funder Daniel Daboczy at Funded by me is taking Mr. Drake out on the Spring’s first Archipelago sailing trip April 2012.

The Story of Buy Beer and Regulatory Hurdles to Crowd Funding by David Drake

A fascinating article over at Fast Company tells a tale of adventures in crowdfunding with an attempt to buy Pabst Brewery. The short version is that regulatory hurdles (in 2010) killed the process.… Read More →

Retort to Isenberg Harvard Business Review by David Drake

I [David Drake] would echo and add to Doug’s observations about Dan Isenberg’s 4/23/2012 Harvard Business Review “The Road to CrowdFunding Hell”.  The SEC isn’t the “good investment” police — they are the… Read More →

Investors Get Serious About Crowdfunding by David Drake

Investors Get Serious About Crowdfunding The world of investing and finance is at a critical moment, and many are taking note.  Events like the Soho Loft are acting as a stage for discussion and education… Read More →

RocketHub White Paper on the JOBS Act – comments by David Drake

The JOBS Act SEC.302(b)/SEC4A.(a)(7) – INVESTORS’ RIGHT TO RESCIND points that (11) prohibit its directors, officers, or partners (or any person occupying a similar status or performing a similar function) from having any… Read More →

Press Release – Crowdfunding Pioneers Launch Professional Association in Concert with Regulatory Advocacy Group

Sister organizations dedicated to representing rapidly developing Crowdfunding industry and supporting SEC, FINRA during rule making period post JOBS act NEW YORK, May 7, 2012 - A group of top debt and equity crowdfunding platform… Read More →

Staff Says No One Can Act as Crowdfunding Intermediary Until SEC Adopts Implementing Regulations – by David Drake

Crowd Funding Intermediary Regulatory Authority (“CFIRA”) met with SEC earlier last month April 2012 and some of the Frequently Asked Questions are now up on the SEC website Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act… Read More →

Press Release – National and Global Crowdfunding Pioneers Launch Professional Association in Concert with Regulatory Advocacy Group

For immediate release   Crowdfunding Pioneers Launch Professional Association in Concert with Regulatory Advocacy Group Sister organizations dedicated to representing rapidly developing Crowdfunding industry and supporting SEC, FINRA during rule making period post… Read More →