Lego Investing: Taking it to the next level - crowd equity funding

brickelements · 2014-03-28T21:21:08.000Z

This is a blurb from the Verge.com: http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/28/5557120/what-if-oculus-rift-kickstarter-backers-had-gotten-equity "Previously, investing for equity was restricted to an elite, wealthy group of so-called "accredited investors." But under Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, companies will be allowed to issue stock to the public exchange for small investments, just like Kickstarter campaigns reward backers with T-shirts and other goodies. There are already scores of equity-based crowdfunding sites at the starting line