Gerry Hays

This is amazing. Quick question. Do all investors have to be Accredited to invest?

Hi everyone. There are many Accredited and Non-Accredited investors that "fantasize" about investing, but few write checks. It's not for a lack of money (there are many places to write small checks) but rather the data shows most have yet to acquire the confidence to be great investors and don't want to pay the "fool's tax" (like me). I personally lost my first $25,000 in savings at the age...

This is great @raunometsa. Is it your experience that the founders are looking to move beyond the micro-startup stage with outside capital?

This could create tons of value for all sides!

I upvoted.....around 2010, as a side project, I created an webapp called www.ideashred.com where one's idea would get scored by pushing it out to his/her network for feedback. Used it mostly for gaming inside of Venture Capital course I taught. Visualizing feedback was well received by users. Good luck!

This is a really interesting idea. As a serial Founder, I've invested in several other startups for this very reason. I think the greatest impediment is the fact that not all startups are equal in the eyes of Founders. For example, would Midwest Founders be able to participate in a pool alongside SF-Based Founders (assuming third party fundings for all companies)? It's foreseeable that...