Proton, crowdfunded Gmail killer

Proton, crowdfunded Gmail killer

Proton, crowdfunded Gmail killer In 2014 some physicists at the CERN research institute in Switzerland batted around an idea, privacy-based email. As Andy Yen, CEO of what became Proton would later say, the company was not likely to entice venture capital: In 2014 our...

Wall Street Journal Flubs Crowdfunding

Wall Street Journal Flubs Crowdfunding

Wall Street Journal Flubs Crowdfunding by Never Asking ‘Compared to What’? It does seem the two companies the piece features are struggling to get above water and the founders of one may have engaged in financial subterfuge. (Many of their issues seem typical for...

Are changes coming to Reg CF?

Are changes coming to Reg CF?

Are changes coming to Reg CF? Maybe Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) is helping small businesses and startups across a broad range of demographic and geographic cohorts. But some tweaks could make it even more appealing for founders. So concluded the Securities and...

New SEC Crowdfunding Rules Go Live

New SEC Crowdfunding Rules Go Live

New SEC crowdfunding rules go live today. Some questioned whether the Biden Administration would try to kill the rules approved last November. But that did not happen, and now entrepreneurs and private investors can engage more freely, although further improvements...