President Obama is expected to sign the JOBS Act on Thursday, which will allow startups to begin crowdfunding up to $1 million per year from non-accredited investors. “Access to capital is not as broadly dispersed around the nation as it should be,” said Startup America chairman Steve Case on a conference call Monday. While investment…
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In my blog post last week, I used Pinterest as an example of a website whose Terms of Service (TOS) sells out its users by trying to shift all risk onto them. As I pointed out, Pinterest’s indemnity clause (which made a user liable for any copyright infringement based on an image the user pinned)…
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The US Senate passed a bill yesterday that would allow startups to crowdfund their investments – and have access to cash when traditional investors are hard to come by. This victory for the CROWDFUND Act follows passage of the similar JOBS Act in the House; now, the two are waiting to be reconciled and signed…
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The Senate is now considering a bill that would cut the red tape preventing startups from crowdsourcing their funding. The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (HR 2930), introduced by Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), passed 407-17 in the House of Representatives in November and was supported by President Obama. The crowdfunding bill exempts companies raising $2…
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After months of a closed beta, fashion startup Zoora is stepping out onto the runway and launching in public beta today. Zoora, which we covered previously, helps women find unique styles tailored to their body and customized with colors, fabrics, hemlines, or detailing. Since the beta began, Zoora has tweaked their buying experience to cater…
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This morning Viddler announced some major changes to how their video platform is going operate moving forward, including a simpler interface, removal of extraneous features, and providing more in-depth enterprise solutions for small to large businesses. This transition began earlier last year when Viddler decided to conclude personal account sign ups. Due to a host of…
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IMMA let you finish [whatever it was you were doing], but did Kanye just announce the most anticipated venture OF ALL TIME? Last night in an 86-tweet extravaganza, the current king of hip-hip announced plans of a new company, Donda, named after his late mother. In typical Kanye fashion, claims about his new company certainly don’t…
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For anyone involved in the startup scene, you know that last year, VC activity was a little off. Today, Dow Jones confirmed that – VC activity dropped by 14% compared to 2010 – an uphill climb for any entrepreneur who is exhausted and ready to cash out. The news isn’t all bad, though. The same…
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It’s good business, now and going forward. Your sponsors will notice. Your audience will notice. The media will notice. The other panelists will notice—because the conversation will be better, the discourse will be higher, and honestly, the clothes will be better. - Rachel Sklar on recruiting more women speakers The recent mid-Atlantic tech and creative…
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appssavvy, the New York-based activity advertising technology company and their platform advtivity, have announced the completion of their Series 1-A funding today- a new infusion $7.1 million. This added capital comes from a host of former investors of the company, including True Ventures; The New York Times Company, founder of About.com; Scott Kurnit, co-founder of StockTwits; Howard…
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I come from a family of weather geeks. I clearly remember that we started watching The Weather Channel (TWC) every morning when I was in high school (I graduated in 1993), and we still have our favorite on air meteorologists. In fact, we are so into weather that my baby brother is working on his…
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Imagine you have a thriving company website that’s generating a significant amount of traffic and revenue from customers and fans around the world. Next, imagine that a government could take it down, without notice, and that you can’t stop it from happening or get your domain back by going to court. Welcome to the U.S….
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Is your mobile browsing activity being tracked without your consent? The answer to this controversial question seems to be yes, at least in part. The Mountain View based Carrier IQ, ”the leading provider in Mobile Service Intelligence Solutions to the Wireless Industry,” currently has a major spotlight shining on their business practices, and not for the right…
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When the law stands between your vision and reality, simply move around it. At least that’s what Blueseed hopes to accomplish. In their own words, Blueseed “is creating a high-tech visa-free entrepreneurship and technology incubator on an ocean vessel in international waters.” Because of the current state of immigration law and regulations, many of the…
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Yes, I admit it: I am one of those people that stand in long lines in the middle of the night to look for the best Black Friday tech deals. I have done this for years, and consider it to be part tradition and part competitive sport. For those of you familiar with Black Friday,…
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Washington, DC-based video indexing and discovery platform Veenome has announced that they’ve raised a seed round of $500,000 from Ecosystem VC (Investors in Tube Mogul and Facebook), private angel investors from Google, Dingman Center Angels and others. Not bad for just 6 months out of the gate. Veenome identifies products, objects, and brands in web…
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