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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

Professionals maintain that there is plenty of money and equity for qualified startups, and funding marginal startups via any source will only make more people unhappy. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

Funding 101
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Is Crowd-Funding the Answer When Investors Decline?

Startup Professionals Musings

Professionals maintain that there is plenty of money for equity in qualified startups, and funding marginal startups via any source will only make more people unhappy. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

Funding 106
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Why John Frankel Leaned in Early on Klout and Cornerstone OnDemand and What He Sees Next

Both Sides of the Table

I almost don’t want to tell you because I love the product and would love for them to stay under the radar screen from investors. 10:30 Question from the chat: How do you define the difference between traditional VC and private equity? 23:00 Discussion of California’s social media privacy laws.