Venture Populist
Commentary
The Impact of Securities Fraud & Regulatory Overreach on Startup & Small Business Financing
by Jeff Joseph of Venture Populist,
The availability of risk capital for early-stage ventures has proven itself to be remarkably resilient. It has overcome the cycles and uncertainties of our economy, as well as, the myopic tax policies perpetuated by our partisan politics. But I foresee a fresh challenge to the startup ecosystem on the horizon?and it is the direct result of bad brokers, disingenuous dealers, unprincipled promoters and iniquitous issuers.