Vicinity Views
News, education and insights on investing in public offerings through the Vicinity platform and private early-stage offerings with VentureSouth.
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Small Business Report: A Brick and Mortar Graveyard?
The retail landscape is changing faster than the drive-thru line at Chick-fil-A. And the future for brick-and-mortar, in particular, might seem unclear.
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Campaign Page Walkthrough
Malcolm gives us a general overview of how campaign pages are setup. If you have any questions email us at info@vicinitycapital.com – thanks!
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Risky Business?
We’ve all heard this stat as a warning to both would-be founders and investors. A shot across the bow about the supposedly near-guaranteed failure…
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We’ve Got a Message for Warren Buffet
“It’s an economic war.” Warren Buffet delivered this mic drop moment on his recent CNBC interview with Goldman Sachs’ CEO, David Solomon. During the…
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Going Private, Publicly
Building a portfolio of private investments can feel like sailing out on uncharted waters. “I’m not a financial planner” you might say, why would…
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A Crowdfunding Christmas: It’s A Wonderful Life
“Few movies have aged like It’s A Wonderful Life, the iconic Christmas classic most of us grew up watching. As of December 2, 2020…
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How a Rev Share works…
If you’ve been browsing our campaigns you might have come across a few structured as rev share agreements. It’s a term that gets thrown…
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Breaking into SAFEs
At risk of getting flagged by the FBI, I’m going to lay out the easiest path to break into a SAFE. This method is…
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The Local Business Report: Gyms Are Doing Extra Reps
2020 has been a tough year for most businesses. We’re beginning a Local Business Report series through which we will highlight different industries and…
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Survey Insight
Some of our most common feedback responses were deal-specific questions about the terms, structure & potential returns of an offering.
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Over The Moon About Microinvesting
And while most small businesses aren’t trying to break into the space travel market, they’re still shooting for the stars. These businesses need capital…
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3 Investment Topics for Thanksgiving Table Talk
Happy Thanksgiving! Food, fellowship, football. There are so many reasons to enjoy your Thanksgiving feast. But what about that window of time after you’ve…
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Liquidity for Emerging Managers – some other ideas
A few weeks ago, the Kauffman Fellows published an article about Liquidity Tools for Emerging VC Managers. KF often provides valuable content, and an…
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And a little “Fake News” on Angel Investing
Continuing Matt’s article: Now for some fake (or at least misunderstood) news 52,746 words over 166 pages of SEC rules leaves room for plenty…
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Some more on the Big News in Angel Investing
The big news A few days ago, Matt authored a blog post outlining the big news from the Securities & Exchange Commission that it…
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Big News in Angel Investing: Broader Access
In case you missed it, there was big news in the private capital markets last week. No, not just the new direct IPO filings…
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VentureSouth Surpasses $50 Million Invested
VentureSouth is delighted to announce a major milestone, as the early-stage investment group has now invested more than $50 million in early-stage companies in…
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The Perils of General Solicitation: the one post version!
Securities Law: The Perils of General Solicitation At VentureSouth, we’ve learned a lot from Twitter. We also try hard to avoid trouble with regulators…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: Wrap up
Over the last few weeks, we have tried to outline the fundraising regulations you can operate under (506(b) vs. 506(c) and others), who really…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: Other bad ideas
Other things you cannot do: Regardless of the fundraising rules you choose to operate under, there are a few things that you absolutely cannot…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: Reverse solicitations
Reverse solicitations: Can I respond when someone solicits my solicitation? If someone publicly asks entrepreneurs to send them investment opportunities, but the entrepreneur doesn’t…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: How about VC funds?
Do these rules apply to people raising investment funds, like venture capital funds? Yes, they absolutely do. The rules we have outlined in previous…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: Blowing The Exemption
If you undertake general solicitation, you cannot rely on Rule 506(b) to give you an exemption from registration. It does not matter if a…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: Who cares? 3. Disgruntled investors
After financial regulators and potential investors, the third group of people that care are your own disgruntled investors. No startup company goes according to…