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Come Talk To Greg Gottesman of Madrona 21 Aug 2013 | 09:21 am
Greg Gottesman has graciously agreed to come talk to our breakfast meetup group. The date of the meetup is September 23rd. The meeting will start at 7:30 a.m. and end at 8:30 a.m., and will be held a...
Pitfalls of The Proposed Regulation D Rules 20 Aug 2013 | 08:21 pm
There is an argument going around that the proposed Reg D rules are not that bad because they affect only companies that are going to generally solicit their Reg D securities offerings. This is simpl...
Why Is September 23rd An Exciting Day? 16 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
On September 23rd something very important happens. For the first time since we’ve been alive (at least, most of us), private companies will be able to generally solicit and generally advertise their...
The SEC’s Proposed Reg D Rules: Why We Care 15 Aug 2013 | 09:18 am
The SEC has proposed new rules to govern angel and venture financings. If you are not familiar with the securities law, Rule 506 of Regulation D is the most commonly relied upon securities law exempt...
Help Define Accredited Investor 14 Aug 2013 | 10:12 am
The SEC has requested comment on the definition of accredited investor. This request for comment appears in the SEC’s proposed rules on Regulation D and Form D. Apparently the SEC is readying to chan...
What Is The Single Worst Change In the Proposed SEC Rules? 10 Aug 2013 | 01:36 am
What is the worst thing about the SEC’s proposed rules? Is it the requirement that lengthy legends be prominently displayed on all written general solicitation material? Nah. We can live with this...
What Do the SEC’s Proposed Reg D Rules Actually Require? 9 Aug 2013 | 01:19 am
You might be wondering – what exactly do the SEC’s proposed changes to Reg. D and Form D actually require? I have put together the below distillation in an attempt to summarize the changes in one page...
You Can’t Tweet That 6 Aug 2013 | 09:03 am
There is a lot being written in the press and in the blogs right now about the SEC lifting the 80-year old ban on general solicitation of private companies’ securities offerings. There is a lot of ex...
Innovation Up In Flames 29 Jul 2013 | 02:09 am
Thanks to the SEC, you may inadvertently blow up your next company. Here is how it could happen. You come up with an idea. You talk to some friends about it. They convince you to apply to pitch at a...
The Response: Astonishment 22 Jul 2013 | 03:25 am
I was talking to a group over breakfast the other day about the JOBS Act and the new rules we hoped would soon be finalized regarding general solicitation (this was before the final rules came out). A...
