Humayun Khan is a technology writer with a focus on emerging and disruptive tech startups and trends. He was most recently Senior Writer at the online tech publication, BetaKit. Previously, he coordinated projects for a major financial services client at DECODE and worked in the marketing department at Ernst & Young LLP. He is passionate about the power of entrepreneurship, design thinking, social innovation, and tech to enable a more sustainable economy.
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Why the JOBS Act Hasn’t Launched Equity Crowdfunding
When the JOBS Act was signed into law, its knotty crowdfunding provisions quickly became a source of consternation for the SEC. More than one year later, the law continues to languish, as the SEC moves slowly to implement its two most important provisions. One would enable general advertising for private investment offerings, and another would open the floodgates by allowing unaccredited investors to participate in online equity crowdfunding.
