Some thoughts on the new JOBS Act/Crowdfunding

1. It's probably a good time to start businesses that focus on doing due diligence on smaller companies/start-ups raising money. I imagine some sort of standard will prevail in a few years (think S and P ratings for start-ups). 2. I have a feeling a good chunk of investments won't be financially motivated, it'll be more like Kickstarter where people want to support companies they actually believe in. If a company is building something that would solve your problem, why not own a piece of it? 3. Start-ups will realize that investors aren't for them. I mean, how bad would you feel if you lost someone's grandmother's money? With Angels and VCs, you might feel bad, but they're big boys and can take care of themselves. Care to disagree?