Today, President Obama signs the JOBS Act into law, legalizing crowdfunding in startups by non-accredited investors, so that anyone and their mother can invest. The new law stipulates that entrepreneurs can now raise money from any and all, however, startups are limited to $1 million per year, and must stick to portals approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission. What's more, the legislation dispenses with the 500-shareholder rule, which put a limit on the number of shareholders a company was allowed before registering with the SEC (and going public). The new law gives high-growth companies a longer grace period, or on-ramp, leading up to IPOs, and lifts some of the one-size-fits all regulation that likely has been hampering the IPO market. While this is a big win for startups, it puts significant pressure on the crowdfunding market to self-regulate -- which is risky. That's why 13 equity and debt crowdfunding platforms and insiders have come together to form a leadership group to bring attention to the need -- really, requirement -- for the industry to develop effective self-regulation, best practices, and investor protection.steve miller band kara dioguardi thomas kinkade the shining when does daylight savings time end world series mvp rocky horror picture show
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