Crowdfunding, expedited IPOs, & startups + Startup pitch event

What should I know about equity crowdfunding? What should I consider before buying equity in companies on a crowdfunding site? Can I utilize the IPO "on-ramp" provision and take my startup public? How will crowdfunding impact early-stage investing and investors?

Legislative, legal, entrepreneurial, investment, and regulatory experts will share information in panel discussions on the... [read more]

What should I know about equity crowdfunding? What should I consider before buying equity in companies on a crowdfunding site? Can I utilize the IPO "on-ramp" provision and take my startup public? How will crowdfunding impact early-stage investing and investors?

Legislative, legal, entrepreneurial, investment, and regulatory experts will share information in panel discussions on the JOBS Act and its impact on investors, startups and the state's economy in Grand Rapids on August 23, 2012.

The event will feature a keynote address by Scott Case, CEO of Startup America Partnership, on the JOBS Act and the Startup America Partnership. Case is a technologist, entrepreneur and inventor, and was founding CTO of Priceline, the "Name Your Own Price" company that was one of only a handful of startups in U.S. history to reach a billion dollars in annual sales in less than 24 months.

Other participants include:
* Jack K. Ahrens II, General Partner, TGap Ventures, LLC
* Diane L. Bissell, Deputy Commissioner, Securities Division, State of Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation
* Mahendra Ramsinghani, Managing Director, First Step Fund and Author of The Business of Venture Capital
* Loren Andrulis, Partner, Co-chair of Private Equity and Venture Capital Practice Group, Warner Norcross & Judd
* Jeff Lambert, Principal, RelayFund (Michigan-based, equity crowdfunding platform); President/Managing Partner, Lambert Edwards & Associates
* Hugh H. Makens, Of Counsel, Warner Norcross & Judd
* J. Kevin McCurren, Executive Director, Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Grand Valley State University
* David Weaver, Founder & Chairman, Great Lakes Angels
* Kenton M. Bednarz, Securities and Corporate Governance, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
* Stewart Nelson, Angel Investor, Kapnick Insurance Group
* Jeff Epstein, Founder, Ambassador
* Steven Roberts, Chief Technology Officer, Billhighway

Entrepreneurial and investment experts will also include representatives from Startup Michigan, turnstone, GVSU, Bizdom, Honigman, and Warner Norcross & Judd.

Entrepreneur- and investor-track panel sessions will discuss "Legal implications of the JOBS Act: What should Michigan startups know? ", "Entrepreneur roundtable: How the JOBS Act will impact Michigan startups", "Impact of the JOBS Act on seed- and early-stage investing", and "Legal implications of the JOBS Act: What should Michigan investors know?".

Register here: http://impactofjobsact.eventbrite.com/

More information
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About JOBS Act: http://www.s.co/content/why-jobs-act-good-startups-and-america
About Startup Michigan: http://mi.s.co

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