Crowdfunding for equity solutions series Part 2: Advertising and advice
By David Drake David Drake of LDJ Capital continues today with his second article of his series regarding crowdfunding for equity solutions. Advertising The Act already addresses, and prohibits compensation for several categories of activities, including the purchase of potential investor information. It also forbids directly soliciting investors or directing them to specific investment vehicles. [...]
Crowdfunding’s Latest Invasion: Real Estate
By David Drake Crowdfunding is rapidly changing the real-estate investment market, offering developers new ways to finance projects, small investors a way in, and the socially conscious an avenue to support their local communities—and their local farms. Here is a rundown of the real-estate crowdfunding firms I think will have the biggest impact. (Full disclosure: [...]
How Much Do You Know About Crowd Funding?
Let’s look back: Crowdfunding pillars David Drake of The Soho Loft and Vince Molinari of GATE Technologies spoke with Rep. Patrick McHenry on January 23, 2012 in New York. Rep. McHenry sponsored the Crowdfunding bill in Congress otherwise known as the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act or HR 2930 which was later integrated into the [...]
Economic Development Through Innovation: TSL Participates in NAPEC Innovation Conference
“Entrepreneurs need to think outside the box that holds conventional business practices. We need to engage with ethical financial innovation so we can have a competitive advantage.” — David Drake, Founder and Chairman of The Soho Loft Apr. 17, 2013 - NEW YORK – In its continuing endeavor to support innovation in business, The Soho Loft sponsors the NAPEC [...]
Ryan Feit to Present at The Soho Loft Innovative Investing Symposium
SeedInvest CEO to Present and Moderate Panel in Boston NEW YORK, NY–(Mar 27, 2013) - SeedInvest CEO and Co-Founder, Ryan Feit, will deliver a presentation and moderate a panel at The Soho Loft Innovative Investing Symposium on April 3, 2013 in Boston, MA. Mr. Feit will be presenting a case study highlighting the successful equity-crowdfunding initiative by StearClear in [...]
Israel at the Forefront of Business Innovation: Alternative Finance Conference in Tel-Aviv
“There is a growing relevance of crowdfunding platforms and capital creation in businesses around the world. Stressing this wisdom via entrepreneurship is the key to business innovation.” David Drake, founder and CEO of The Soho Loft Mar. 5, 2013 – After the exceptional success last year, The Alternative Finance Conference returned to Israel on March [...]
Meet the Top 100 Crowdfunders of All Time @ The Soho Loft Webinar Series
By David Drake “Through education and sharing of ideas crowdfunding is reshaping capital markets and stimulating economic growth like never before.” – David Drake, Founder and Chairman of LDJ Capital and The Soho Loft PRLog (Press Release) – Mar. 2, 2013 – Expand your world this coming March 7 and 21, 1-2pm EST without leaving [...]
Soho Grow Inc: The Soho Loft and Grow VC Group Media Company for Crowdfunding and P2P Investing
Press release – February 26, 2013 – New York, London, Hong Kong The Soho Loft Capital Creation Events (TSL), a New York based crowdfunding media group, and The Grow VC Group, a globally operating peer-to-peer investing services group, have agreed to create a joint venture that focuses on developing crowdfunding, p2p investments and new funding model media [...]
Crowdfunding spotlighted in Cornell University’s Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
“It’s time to liberate capital. Crowdfunding is a democratization of capital that is happening quickly all around the world.” – David Drake Jan. 31, 2013 – CORNELL UNIVERSITY’S The Entrepreneurship Seminar Series continues to focus on meaningful topics that give participants practical takeaways as it links with The Soho Loft this February 7, 4:30 pm [...]
Italy: Embracing Crowdfunding
Congratulazioni! No, it’s not a lip-smacking pasta dish. It’s what Italians say when you purchase your first Lamborghini or probably your new Ferrari. It’s also what they said when they conveyed their plaudits about The Soho Loft’s successful two-day Crowdfunding Event in Oasi Dei Celti, Lake Como, Italy held January 24 and 25, 2013. Entrepreneurs, [...]
