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Episode 35 – Early Investing w/ Mike Belsito
By Peter Clough on February 12, 2016
Mike Belsito is an entrepreneur and author based in Cleveland, Ohio. In this episode, we discuss his startup adventure, what he learned and why he decided to write a book to help others raise money for their businesses. Mike is also in the interesting role of “Entrepreneur in Residence” for the town of Lakewood, Ohio.We talk about what that means and why more cities should have this kind of program.
Episode 34 – Early Investing w/ Shelly Hod Moyal of iAngels
By Peter Clough on December 29, 2015
Israel has become an international hot spot for high-tech innovation. Many great companies have been created there. But how do investors get access to these deals? IAngels was created to enable investors from all over the world to get in on the Israel high-tech boom. Shelly and I discuss how…
Episode 32 – Early Investing w/ Oscar Jofre of KoreConX
By Peter Clough on November 24, 2015
Oscar Jofre is a passionate believer in and promoter of equity crowdfunding. His website KoreConX.com is a free all-in-one solution that helps companies navigate the process of raising equity capital. It also helps simplify shareholder communications to reduce risk. In addition, KoreConX offers a number of features that are helpful…
Episode 31 – Early Investing w/ Jay Moon of CircleUp
By Peter Clough on November 10, 2015
There are a lot of investing platforms out there, but CircleUp has carved out a very lucrative space by choosing to focus on consumer goods and retail ventures. The company is growing rapidly and so far has helped more than 120 companies to raise capital. I talk to Jay Moon,…
Episode 30 – Early Investing w/ Fred Ball of Independent Energy
By Peter Clough on October 26, 2015
Electricity changed the world. Ever since Edison and now Tesla – there have been innovations in the generation of electrical power. Fred Ball and his team at Independent Energy have a big idea. An idea that has the potential to revolutionize electrical power generation and distribution. Everyone wants to know…
Episode 29 – Early Investing w/ Tom “TK” Kuegler of Wasabi Ventures
By Peter Clough on October 8, 2015
Tom “TK” Kuegler is our guest on this episode. After founding and selling several companies, TK cofounded Wasabi Ventures, a VC firm dedicated to funding companies at the earliest possible point. We talk about how they decide on what ventures to fund, the importance of being honest and direct with young…
Episode 28 – Early Investing w/ Jen Meyer of Betamore
By Peter Clough on September 21, 2015
Betamore is a 2 1/2-year-old technology incubator, co-working space and education center located in Baltimore, Maryland. In its short life, Betamore has become a cornerstone of technology innovation in the area and has already seen one of its incubated companies Zerofox, a social media security firm, leave the…
Episode 27 – Early Investing w/ Manolis Sfinarolakis of RealityCrowdTV
By Peter Clough on August 7, 2015
Manolis Sfinarolakis was inspired by the promise of the JOBS Act to quit his job at the Hartford Insurance and launch an internet TV series focused on helping companies raise capital via Crowd Funding. In addition he launched the Virtual Crowdfunding Summit which will be held onloine for 3 weeks…
Episode 26 – Early Investing w/ Jason Fritton Patch of Land
By Peter Clough on July 22, 2015
Everybody wants a patch of land they can call their own… and Jason Fritton is no exception. As one of the founders of the real estate funding site Patch of Land, Jason has been one of the pioneers in this new land rush. On this episode he gives us some…
Episode 25 – Early Investing w/ Jeff Bekaries and Megan Johnson of Spark Market
By Peter Clough on June 4, 2015
Jeff Bekaries and Megan Johnson started Spark Market to enable businesses to take advantage of the state of Georgia’s intrastate crowdfunding law… Then they had a better idea. We learn about what the future of SparkMarket will be and how it will take them beyond their Georgia roots…
Episode 24 – Early Investing w/ Jeff Lynn of Seedrs.com
By Peter Clough on May 7, 2015
On this episode I speak with Jeff Lynn of Seedrs.com. Based in London, which has emerged as a worldwide leader in Crowdfunding, they have helped fund over 200 companies so far! They have a different way of determining who is allowed to invest in the UK. It’s…
Episode 23 – Early Investing w/ Brandon Smith of Localstake
By Peter Clough on April 1, 2015
As the equity crowdfunding industry awaits SEC action on the JOBS Act Title III regulations, many states are taking their own actions. The rules vary widely from state to state and on this episode I interview Brando Smith of Localstake. They are based in Indiana and are actively…
Episode 22 – Early Investing w/ Kelly Keenan Trumpbour of SeeJaneInvest.com
By Peter Clough on March 9, 2015
Kelly Keenan Trumpbour: Angel investor, board member of the Baltimore Angels and founder of SeeJaneInvest.com See Jane Invest is a website with a mission to help women become investors and entrepreneurs. She has been published in the Huffington Post and was recently featured in Fast Company magazine.
Episode 21 – Early Investing w/ Joseph Hogue of Crowdfund 101
By Peter Clough on February 26, 2015
Crowdfund 101 is a web site dedicated to making your crowd funding campaign a success by getting you to focus on the basics first. Hence the name crowdfund 101. Joseph Hogue started the site and newsletter last year and it is growing rapidly. http://crowd101.com…
Episode 20 – Early Investing w/ Michael Binko of Startup Maryland
By Peter Clough on January 23, 2015
Mike was a key employee in a high-flying internet era technology company called PSI Net which gave him the ability and opportunity to become an angel investor and mentor to startups in Maryland DC and Northern Virginia. Startup Maryland is a regional initiative…