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Michael Scharf
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The Supreme Court’s hypothetical mobile phone mandate | mobihealthnews
Via Scoop.it – mHealth is more than apps For those of you following the Supreme Court’s deliberations on the ACA, here’s one of the more interesting questions posed by Chief Justice Roberts… “So can the government require you to buy a cell phone because that would facilitate responding when you need emergency services?” Via...
read moreCrowdfunding Guide: How to Start Any Business Overnight
Via Scoop.it – FirstCrowdfunding Crowdfund Any New Business or Invention: A Complete Guide… Comment: Oh Boy… now the craziness starts. No matter how loose the SEC rules are (which won’t happen), not every idea will be funded. More importantly, Crowdfunding will not be the first dollar into a venture. Via...
read moreEquityNet First Company to Patent and Develop Crowdfunding Platform
Via Scoop.it – FirstCrowdfunding If this is accurate, then the JOBS bill was a waste… EquityNet claims they patented the concept of Crowdfunding in 2005. Cannot wait for the lawsuits to start… Via...
read moreInvestment Crowdfunding has Reached Obama’s Desk – Daily Crowdsource
Via Scoop.it – FirstCrowdfunding The US House has voted on the Senate’s amendment to the JOBS Act, and the bill is on its’ way to the White House. Via...
read moreCrowdfunding Revolution: Communicating with Your Backers – Core77
Via Scoop.it – FirstCrowdfunding Crowdfunding projects are the opposite of that. Design turns into a performance art. Once you launch your project, everyone (at least it feels like everyone) has an opinion. You are being judged. Your successes and failures are magnified. One moment someone will call you a genius and the next, someone will claim you’re running a Ponzi scheme. Via...
read moreCrowdsourcing Competitions: Coming Out on Top – Daily Crowdsource
Via Scoop.it – FirstCrowdfunding Here are 3 tips that they shared with us that also relate to crowdfunding campaigns: Via...
read moreNew crowdfunding rules likely to lift local firms
Via Scoop.it – FirstCrowdfunding The law change would definitely give us access to new markets, and we’re uniquely poised to execute [an additional business] model that’s exciting to entrepreneurs and fair to potential investors,” said Mr. Meece, whose firm currently receives 4% of the proceeds when a campaign hits its goal and 8% when it has failed to do so. Via...
read moreCrowdfunding: Don’t panic, don’t pout – The Hill’s Congress Blog
Via Scoop.it – FirstCrowdfunding Imagine you have a great idea for a small business. You’ve identified an untapped market, drawn up a detailed business plan and saved about 50 percent of the capital to get the idea off the ground. Via...
read moreJOBS Act of 2012: Will H.R. 3606 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Or Open The Crowdfunding Fraud Floodgates? | dagblog
Via Scoop.it – FirstCrowdfunding Former SEC Chief Accountant warns that the JOBS Act – sponsored by one of the most corrupt Congressmen in Washington – won’t increase employment but will simplify swindling. Via...
read moreThis business startups act is a hucksters’ charter
Via Scoop.it – FirstCrowdfunding Barring some last minute complications, Congress will soon give its final approval to legislation that backers say will aid the American economy by giving a big boost to entrepreneurship. But if the House approves the Senate’s ever-so-slightly amended version and President Obama signs HR 3606 – a package dubbed the “Jumpstart our Business Startups Act”, or more cutely, the “Jobs Act” – the result will also be a bonanza to the kinds of people who see everyday...
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