Investing Where the Crowd Leads: How Investomers Are Redefining the Crowdfunding Landscape Ep-195(I)

Send us a text 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞-𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What if your customers became your investors—and your biggest brand advocates? Our first guest, 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 “𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞” 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐬, is the venture capitalist who helped co-author Title III of the JOBS Act, unlocking equity crowdfunding in the U.S. Today, he"s Founding Partner at D3VC.ai, where he uses AI to spot early-stage investment winners. 💡 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬: Woodie and his team created a special page for listeners → investomersbook.com 📘 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤: Investometers 📦 Plus, we’re longtime fans of FlavorRx—one of his earlier ventures that turned medicine into magic for families like ours. Chapters: 02:00 – What sparked the startup investing revolution? 02:25 – How do venture funds pick winners? 04:20 – Did Obama change startup funding forever? 06:40 – Is crowdfunding gaming the system? 08:40 – Kickstarter or Indiegogo: Which works better? 09:20 – Can startups still raise big outside Wall Street? 12:05 – Can investors really build a community? 14:30 – Is AI making venture funds smarter? 16:25 – What"s the real deal with the $5M cap? 17:05 – Who can invest: Reg D vs crowdfunding? 19:00 – What’s better: Reg CF or 506? 20:30 – Why is the $5M limit so important? 22:00 – Are there tax perks for investing? 22:50 – Why invest in 200 companies at once? 24:20 – How is AI changing the game? 25:40 – Should you trust AI with investing?