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 about innovations early, right? Well, this idea is at a very early stage and we think you will enjoy hearing about the concept and the 10-year plan to change the way we light up our world. 

Tom "TK" Kuegler is our guest on this episode. After founding and selling several compoanies TK cofounded Wasabi Ventures, a VC firm dedicated to funding comanies at the earliest possible point. We talk about how theydecide on what ventures to fund, the
importance of being hoinest and direct with young entrepreneur, the need for more lifestyle businesses in the start up world and much more.

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 starting November 30th and will feature over 100 Presentations from a wide array of professionals for all aspects of Crowdfunding. 

You know, 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 insight on how they are doing as a company and how easy it is for you to invest in a wide variety of real estate opportunities with expectations for a nice rate of return and relatively low risk. While most of our focus here on the early investing podcast is on equity investing in startup companies and all the risks and rewards that go with that territory, today we are getting real. We are getting back to the land…

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 oif SparkMarket will be and how it will take them beyond their Georgia roots in this episode. Jeff and Megan talk about what the Georgia law enabled them to do and we discuss the laws on the books in several other states as well. 

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 not just Net Worth. Listen now and learn more about a place where Equity Crowdfunding is being done very, very well.

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 providing a funding platform for Indiana based ventures that is open to investors in that state and ALSO to residents of 27 other states. 

Kelly Keenan Troupbour 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. 

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