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Do you like a good “rags to riches” story?

I hope so, because today I’ve got 161 of them for you—and thanks to some recent trends in the world of start-up investing, your story could be next.

Let me explain:

When a start-up is just getting off the ground, it…

For the past 82 years, only wealthy investors have been legally allowed to invest in early-stage, private companies.

These investors are known as “accredited investors.”

According to current SEC regulations, in order to be considered accredited, you need to have a net worth…

An Angel Investor is an individual who invests in young, start-up companies.

They’re called “Angels” because, to a struggling entrepreneur in need of capital, that’s exactly what they seem to be.

In exchange for providing a start-up with investment capital, angels receive a…

Here’s how crowdfunding works in a nutshell:

Let’s say an independent filmmaker wants to shoot a new movie…

Or an aspiring inventor has an idea for a new product…

They both need capital to get their projects off the ground—but where can they…

The JOBS Act is a set of laws passed by Congress in 2012.

Effectively, these laws relax the restrictions around how individual investors like you can invest in private, early-stage companies.

There are two major pieces to the JOBS Act:

There’s Title II,…

A Venture Capitalist (or, VC for short) is a professional investor that manages a venture fund.

These funds are similar to Mutual Funds, but instead of investing in stocks, they invest in privately-held start-up companies.

In exchange for investing in these start-ups before…

Back in 2012, in an effort to create jobs, Congress passed an important bill.

Officially, it was called the House of Representatives Bill H.R. 3606.

But nowadays, it’s known as The JOBS Act.

Simply put, the JOBS Act makes it easier for promising…

An Equity Crowdfunding Platform is a new type of website.

It plays matchmaker between entrepreneurs seeking capital for their business, and investors like you seeking ownership stakes in early-stage companies.

The birth of these sites coincided with Congress passing the JOBS Act in…

Title IV of The JOBS Act is also known as Regulation A+, or Reg A+ for short.

Although this part of The JOBS Act has received less publicity than Title II and Title III, it could potentially be just as big of a…