Category Archives: Crowdfunding

On the JOBS Act, Market Transparency and the Search for Truth: A Lesson in Financial Market History & Current Events

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Samuel Guzik

“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”                              George  Santayana, Winston Churchill. Many financial market observers, including myself, have greeted the JOBS … Continue reading →

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JOBS Act State of the Union: What’s Become of Regulation A+ and Crowdfunding?

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Samuel Guzik

To borrow a line from SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, quoting from the fight song of his alma mater, Georgetown University:  Oh How Long It’s Been! As we approach the three year anniversary of the signing into law of the JOBS … Continue reading →

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The JOBS Act, Crowdfinance & Building Social Consensus: Are Investors Unnecessarily at Risk?

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Samuel Guzik

Is the JOBS Act Title II ecosystem being built around the art of the “con” by some Internet funding platforms and companies raising money on these platforms?  The answer seems to be yes, judging by investment advice provided by Morningstar, … Continue reading →

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The CNBC Crowdfinance 50 Index: When an Investor “Commitment” is Just a Kiss

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Samuel Guzik

In July 2013 the SEC implemented Title II of the JOBS Act of 2012 through Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, which for the first time in over 80 years allowed companies to engage in general solicitation of investors in an … Continue reading →

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Investment Crowdfunding in 2015: A Much Needed Thaw in the Regulatory Gridlock*

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Samuel Guzik

[Author’s Note: The below article was cited as authority by Jonathan Ortmans, Senior Fellow, in an article appearing on The Kauffmann Foundation Blog on January 5, 2015 http://bit.ly/1zPGC7u] For many focused on opening up new avenues of capital formation for … Continue reading →

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A Look at the Year Ahead in Washington DC for JOBS Act 2.0 and SEC Rulemaking: Regulation A+ is Around the Corner

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Samuel Guzik

Many of you who have been following the unfolding of the various provisions of the JOBS Act of 2012. And some of you have been asking: Where are those damn Regulation A+ and investment crowdfunding final rules the SEC has … Continue reading →

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House Passes SEC Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Samuel Guzik

In what is likely to be a precursor of what can be expected when the 114th Congress convenes in January 2015, with a Republican-controlled House and Senate, the House on December 3 overwhelmingly approved H.R. 4569, entitled “Disclosure Modernization and … Continue reading →

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Is the SEC Helping or Hurting Intrastate Crowdfunding?

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Samuel Guzik

I have written a great deal since May 2014 as to my concerns over recent SEC interpretations regarding the use of the Internet and social media in intrastate crowdfunded offerings relying on SEC Rule 147 – an exemption from federal … Continue reading →

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the (2014 SEC Government Small Business) Forum

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Samuel Guzik

As one who has represented small and emerging growth companies over the past 36 years in navigating access to the capital markets, I have closely followed the legislative and regulatory developments in Washington, D.C. since the enactment of the Jumpstart … Continue reading →

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Small Business SEC Regulatory Reform in Washington, D.C. – “All in on Red” on Election Day 2014

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Samuel Guzik

  The place was Washington, D.C.  The occasion was the Annual Meeting of the Angel Capital Association at the Hilton Hotel in March 2014.  Hundreds of attendees were gathered for lunch in the main Ballroom, the largest in the City. … Continue reading →

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