Rules Around Canceling an Online Startup Investment
For one reason or another, you decide you need to cancel an investment you made. Can you? We discuss the rules around cancelling a Reg CF startup inve…
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Summary of SEC’s Final Rule for Reg CF, Reg A+, Reg D (2020 Updates)
On Nov. 2, 2020, the SEC voted 3-2 in favor of adopting a broad set of updates to Reg CF, Reg A+, and Reg D. These changes may have a massive impact o…
Republic Profit-Sharing Note AMA Summary – July 2, 2020
Kendrick Nguyen, CEO of Republic, held an AMA on July 2 to answer questions from investors about the new Republic Note profit-sharing token. This is a…
The Five Tax Questions Every Startup Investor Should Answer
Taxes are generally the last thing on the minds of most startup investors. Find out some of the key tax implications of investing in startups.
SEC Proposes Updates to the Accredited Investor Definition
The SEC proposed updates that would amend the definition of an accredited investor and expand the number of people and entities that qualify. Learn mo…
What are Direct Public Offerings (DPOs)?
Direct Public Offerings (DPOs) are when an issuing company sells financial securities directly to investors, vs. using a third party or intermediary. …
Intrastate Crowdfunding and Blue Sky Laws
What is Intrastate Crowdfunding and what are Blue Sky Laws? We compare them to Regulation Crowdfunding and break down the pros and cons for investors …
Equity Crowdfunding for Investors – Book Review
The book Equity Crowdfunding for Investors is still the most comprehensive, thorough, and well-researched reference as of mid 2019 for Regulation Crow…
Monte Carlo Analysis of WeFunder Results – Q4-2018
Interested in some actual analysis of real equity crowdfunding data to date? We constructed a Monte Carlo Simulation to run over 140,000 investment sc…
What Financial Returns to Expect from Equity Crowdfunding
With the high risk of failure in equity crowdfunding, what are the returns that investors can expect? We will use historical data from Angels and VCs …