March 2014
Intermediate to advanced
116 pages
6h 1m
English
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California Crowdfunding
The state that celebrates innovation should support laws that do as well.
Written by Paul Spinrad
Nate Van Dyke
AS A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, I’M SURPRISED THAT OUR STATE ISN’T LEADING THE WAY ON INVESTMENT CROWDFUNDING. On the contrary, we’ve fallen behind a growing list of states that includes Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin.
The JOBS Act of 2012, acronymically named for “Jumpstart Our Business Startups,” legalized investment crowdfunding at the federal level. This legislation will let the public invest in makers, small businesses, and others through sites like Kickstarter, bypassing ...