Senator Michael Bennet
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Sen. Michael Bennet's Crowdfunding Forum Live Stream
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Dec 6, 20132:08:25Now PlayingColorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, the Colorado Small Business Development Center Network, Colorado State University, the Colorado Technology Association, Rockies Venture Club, Startup Colorado and the Colorado Innovation Network (COIN) hosted a forum to discuss the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) proposed rules for equity-based crowd funding.
Senator Bennet's Remarks: 0:18:28
Doug Ellenoff - CROWDFUND Overview: 0:28:08
Panel Discussion 0:50:27
These regulations are open for comment through February 3, 2014. Please visit for a copy of the draft rules and for instructions on how to submit your comments.
Bennet was a co-author of the CROWDFUND Act, which was signed into law as a part of the JOBS Act in 2012 and allows small businesses and start-ups to raise capital online and through social media, while still protecting investors. Beyond popular donation-based crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, the CROWDFUND Act allows individuals to become actual investors.
Forum Agenda and Speakers:
Welcome - CSU Chancellor Mike Martin
Opening Remarks - Senator Michael Bennet
Overview of CROWDFUND Act and Rules -- Doug Ellenoff (Ellenoff, Grossman & Schole, LLP)
Panel Discussion -- Moderated by Brad Bernthal (Associate Professor, University of Colorado Law School)
Panelists:
Nikki Braziel, Co-Founder and COO of Octa
Bret Fund, Assistant Professor, Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder
David Gold, Managing Director, Access Venture Partners
Chris Hazlitt, Partner, Bryan Cave, LLP
James Olander, Founder, The Roost
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