I haven't heard of anyone working on equity crowdfunding. It's like kickstarter for startups, only you get actual stock in the startup. The JOBS act, signed in

I haven't heard of anyone working on equity crowdfunding. It's like kickstarter for startups, only you get actual stock in the startup. The JOBS act, signed in April, allows for this. Previously, only "accredited" investors could get in on that kind of thing. Whoever makes this kind of site will have to jump through some hoops, so that will rule out 95% of the possible competition right up front. Interesting Forbes article on it: http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2012/06/06/what-you-need-to-know-to-profit-from-crowdfunding/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2012/06/06/what-you-ne...