10 Startup Pitch Tips
This blog was originally published in December of 2013 but was revised in June of 2024 and is still accurate. In my role as a venture attorney, I receive a handful of pitch decks each week and see hundreds of […]
SEC Releases Long-Standing Proposed Crowdfunding Rules
Finally! Ten months after they were supposed to be released, the SEC released the proposed crowdfunding rules to the general public on October 23, 2013. The proposed rules are currently in the middle of the 90-day comment period, and as […]
Presenting To Investors: Conciseness = Clarity
“Confident writers have the courage to speak plainly; to let their thoughts shine rather than their vocabulary.” – Ralph Keye While it might not seem like it at first glance, pitching an idea is, in some ways, just like writing…and […]
Crowdfunding – What Can We Learn From Kickstarter Stats?
This blog was originally published in July of 2012 but was revised in February of 2024 and is still accurate. Mashable released a fascinating set of infographics regarding Kickstarter from a recent Appsblogger.com story (I’m not clear on who created the […]
Crowdfunding, Part II
This blog was originally published in July of 2012 but was revised in February of 2024 and is still accurate. With the recent passage of the JOBS Act, unaccredited investors are poised to enter into the startup funding arena in […]
Early Thoughts On Crowdfunding
This blog was originally published in April of 2012 but was revised in February of 2024 and is still accurate. Get ready for crowdfunding mania. The next big buzz word is here. So what does it mean? In short, crowdfunding […]
Are You Ready To Talk To Angel Investors?
I get a lot of requests from prospective clients who either a) want to know where they can go to look for money, or b) ask me to connect them to angel investors. My first response is always “how much […]