In 2014 (year 1 of crowdfunding from accredited investors under the JOBS Act Title II) there were 534 successful campaigns. Most campaigns were in Seed and Series A rounds with rounds from $500,000 to $3 million. But there were 2,824 that did not get funded. However, with an average of $407,685 per company, crowdfunding […]
Now that we know what crowdfunding is, where it came from, where it is heading, and what potential it has, let’s focus on who the players in a crowdfunding campaign are, and some best practices for each player. In Part III, we will find out what a successfully launched crowdfunding campaign looks like – stay […]
This 3-part series is based on the handout I created for the Equity Crowdfunding Workshop When I solicited ideas from my colleagues and clients on topics of interest to cover during the Crowdfunding Workshop, the overwhelming feedback I received was “simplify and explain it to me”. Despite much content on the subject, there […]
Attending a Startup Weekend is like riding a rollercoaster for the first time: after you’ve attended once, you decide whether you’re a rollercoaster-person or not. If you are, you want to take another ride. And maybe another after that! Startup Weekend is a weekend full of hands-on experience where experienced and aspiring entrepreneurs’ work together […]
Something momentous happened in my life at Seattle Angel Conference VI (SAC). On November 12th, 2014, together with a community of supportive investors, I officially became an angel investor. But I am a lawyer and this is our firm’s blog, so why do I want to write here about my exhilarating experience of becoming an […]