Cannabis: An Emerging Market for RegA+
Despite remaining illegal at the federal level, the idea of legalizing cannabis is continuing to gain public acceptance, especially in recent years. As of April…
Stock Options for Employees
Stock exchanges have a long history within America. The first was the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, originally the Board of Brokers of Philadelphia, founded in 1790…
Nominee vs. Direct: How does this affect investors?
Today, there are many ways to buy and sell securities. For publicly traded companies, 75% of Americans are familiar with investing apps or online accounts. For private…
What are Options?
Like warrants, options are a form of security called a derivative. As a derivative’s name suggests, these securities gain their value from an underlying asset….
What is RegTech?
In the wake of the 2008 economic crisis and the subsequent recession that followed, there was a push to create new regulations to govern financial…
What is 409(a) and Why Does My Company Need it?
Whether your company is a new startup or an established private company, understanding and proper use of a 409(a) is essential to your company’s success….
Using a Transfer Agent Doesn’t Mean You Have a Single Entry on Your Cap Table
Many issuers are concerned that “Crowdfunding will screw up my cap table.” In response, several Title III funding portals offer a mechanism they promise will…
What is Cap Table Management?
More than a simple spreadsheet, a cap table (short for capitalization table) records detailed data regarding the equity owned by shareholders. For companies at any…
How to be Ready for Raising Capital
Whether you’ve raised capital in the past or are preparing for your first round, being properly prepared will help your company secure the funding it…
409A – A Guide for Startups
We “Get It” We understand that the last thing any start-up wants to worry about is tax compliance, especially when you have so many other…
Reg CF Investment Vehicles: What Are They Good For?
In its recent rulemaking, the SEC added new Rule 3a-9 under the Investment Company Act to allow for the use of “crowdfunding vehicles” for Reg…
The SEC proposes expanding the “accredited investor” definition
The SEC has proposed amending the definition of “accredited investors.” Accredited investors are currently defined as (huge generalization here) people who have net worth of $1 million…
Wefunder Interviews Oscar Jofre co-founder KoreConX
WeFunder the #1 Equity Crowdfunding platform in the USA interviews Oscar Jofre co-founder of KoreConX. (1) What is a Transfer Agent? This a great question. As…
Why is my cap table so important for my company?
It’s never too early in the process of building a company to start managing your capitalization table (otherwise known as a cap table). As a…
SEC changes to RegA+ and RegCF
On 04 March 2020, the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has laid out the proposed changes that are going to have a major impact on…
Life of a Company
I know, the title is odd. But the goal is to show how a company is formed and what is required for it to be…
Shareholders = Customers = Ambassadors
Each interview I’ve had in the past two weeks has asked a question about how some companies or outsiders believe that having a large pool…
How should I manage my shareholders?
Just raised money via crowdfunding? Have you raised money traditionally several times and have lots of shareholders to manage? So, what is the best way…
