I had started a series of posts called Startup Heroes to highlight the resilience and rapid adaptations that leaders of startups have carried out in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic fallout that resulted. I was going to publish the latest in the series today.
The CEO I was going to feature this week reached out to me …
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8 June 2014
The Honorable Mary Jo White, Chairman
US Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F St. NE
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Accredited Investor Definition
Dear Chairman White:
As a board member of the Angel Capital Association (ACA) and the Chair of the Seattle Alliance of Angels, I urge the Commission to protect angel funding to ensure …
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November 4, 2013
Elizabeth Murphy, Secretary
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: File No. S7‐06‐13, Amendments to Regulation D, Form D and Rule 156
Dear Ms. Murphy:
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments to the Commission on your proposed amendments to Regulation D and Form D. Many others have provided …
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Once again, through inadvertent action, the federal government is about to threaten Angel Investing. This all started as a way to increase investment in startups, when congress passed, and the Obama signed the JOBS Act (see: http://blog.drosenassoc.com/?p=97). Title II of the JOBS Act allows “General Solicitation and Advertising” of private placements (like Angel deals). One would think this is …
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As you know, I chair the Public Policy Committee of the Angel Capital Association (http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/). In that regard, I’ve spent a bunch of time in Washington, DC, meeting with legislators and executive branch people. I thought it would be useful to post a simplified version of the story we tell.
It still surprises me, being so immersed in …
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I recently participated in the Clinton Global Initiative that was held in Chicago on June 7th and 8th. It really was a fascinating event in many respects. The agenda can be found at: http://www.cgiamerica.org/2012/agenda/. The basic thread was what specifically can be done to put America back to work. There were a slew of great speakers …
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I have been asked repeatedly over the last several weeks: “What does the JOBS Act mean for Angels?” In this and other future blog postings, I will give my perspective.
First, what is the JOBS Act? It stands for Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act; it has nothing to do with earlier jobs stimulus efforts other than sharing an acronym. It …
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It was much cooler than I thought being in the Rose Garden at the White House for the signing of the JOBS Act. I was just a few feet from Obama. Surprised at how many people I knew there, including Tom Alberg (Madrona), Joe Schocken (Broadmark), Steve Case (former AOL), Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA), Bill Carleton (McNaul Ebel), etc. …
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On Thursday afternoon, I will attend the JOBS Act signing ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House. The Jumpstart Our Business Startup Act passed both the House and Senate with broad bi-partisan support. It is primarily a regulatory reform act and does not address tax policy issues.
For details on the JOBS Act, see my previous post: http://blog.drosenassoc.com/?p=87…
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Here is a post that I helped author for the ACA:
ACA Public Policy Flash
March 27, 2012
Dear ACA Member –
Unless you’ve been on a vacation on a remote island, you have heard that the US House and Senate have each passed their own versions of the JOBS Act
(Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act,
HR 3606), aimed …
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