How regulation crowdfunding is changing investing in start-ups
Ever wish you could ‘get in early’ on an investment? Now you can through crowd-sourced investing or regulation crowdfunding. Hear it all on this Queer Money! Start your journey to financial independence by getting rid of any credit card debt with the free, 7-Step Credit Card Debt Slasher.
Regulation crowdfunding investors
Ever wish you could have been an early investor in successful companies like Misterb&b, Meow Wolf or Zenefits? Or maybe you see potential in a startup and wish you could help, but you’re not a venture capitalist or ‘qualified investor.’ If so, you’re a good candidate for crowd-sourced investing or regulation crowdfunding.
Read Ezell serves as Southeast Growth Lead for Wefunder, a regulation crowdfunding platform that helps entrepreneurs fund their ideas and allows anyone to be an angel investor. Brandon Deroche is Founder and CEO at Propeller, a company that partners with musicians and influencers to inspire activism and help build movements for change. And he happens to be using Wefunder to raise capital for his business.
On this episode of Queer Money, Read and Brandon join us to discuss what differentiates regulation crowdfunding from venture capital and describe how Wefunder makes it easy to raise money for a business or invest in companies you believe in. Brandon shares his experience working with Wefunder, explaining how he plans to use the money and why you might consider investing in Propeller.
Listen in to understand why regulation crowdfunding is ideal for companies that lead with their identity, allowing them to engage their community, customers and anyone else who wants to see them succeed!
Listen in on the discussion with Brandon and Read:
Topics Covered
- How Propeller incentivizes fans of musicians and celebrities to take action for causes they care about
- How Wefunder helps entrepreneurs raise capital and allows anyone to be an angel investor
- What differentiates regulation crowdfunding from venture capital
- How Wefunder makes it as easy as possible to raise money or invest in companies you believe in
- The biggest difference between regulation crowdfunding and traditional fundraising
- Brandon’s experience working with Wefunder and how he plans to use the money Propeller raises
- Why Brandon chose to make Propeller a public benefit corporation rather than a nonprofit
- How Wefunder has evolved since regulation crowdfunding was legalized in 2016
- Why regulation crowdfunding is ideal for companies that lead with their identity and have engaged communities
- Read’s insight into how the Wefunder platform works for investors
- Why you might consider investing in the Propeller raise on Wefunder
- How Propeller connects artists and influencers with causes they’re passionate about
Previous 3 Podcast Episodes
- What Can Be Done with Today’s Capitalism?
- A Debate on Capitalism Versus Anti-Capitalism
- How to Calculate Your Retirement Number
Resources
- Arlan Hamilton on Queer Money EP316
- Misterb&b
- Meow Wolf
- Zenefits
- B Corp
- Public Benefit Corporation
- JOBS Act
- Human Rights Campaign
- The Trevor Project
- Planned Parenthood
- Lizzo’s Juneteenth Campaign on Propeller
- CreditWise
- Queer Money Facebook Group
- Subscribe to Queer Money on Apple Podcasts
- Email [email protected]
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We’re David and John Auten-Schneider, the Debt Free Guys (www.debtfreeguys.com) and hosts of the Queer Money® podcast. We help queer people (and allies) live fabulously not fabulously broke by helping them 1) pay off credit card debt, 2) become part- or full-time entrepreneurs and 3) save and invest for retirement.