New Impact Offerings, Demystifying Angel Investing, Use AI to Draft a Business Plan, The Resonance of Jazz for Peace, Chapter 6: Investment Types and Robert Kaplan to Keynote at SuperCrowd24
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The Firing Squad and The Realm Refillery Featured Among New Impact Offerings - April 8, 2024
Each week, Superpowers for Good shares a list of new impact-related offerings added to FINRA-Registered crowdfunding portals and by broker-dealers. We’ll share four separate lists:
Impact offerings as determined by KingsCrowd reviews.
Offerings with minority founders.
Deals with women founders.
Those with LGBTQ founders.
Demystifying Angel Investing: Empowering the Everyday Investor
AI Episode Summary
1. Devin Thorpe introduces Karen Rands, a compassionate capitalist who advises angel investors and helps them focus on supporting social entrepreneurs and women founders.
2. Karen discusses her evolution since the last interaction with Devin, mentioning the Jobs Act and her efforts in educating people about angel investing through her book, podcast, and digital course.
3. Karen highlights a major issue being the historical lack of awareness and negative connotations associated with angel investing due to past securities laws and perceptions, which her work aims to counteract.
4. Devin and Karen discuss the challenges that non-accredited investors face due to historical regulations and perceptions that investing in startups is too risky.
5. Karen guides new investors by helping them identify what they know, calculate how much they can invest, and coach them on building a diversified investment portfolio.
6. Karen has created a digital course and uses a spreadsheet tool to assist investors in their journey, eventually hoping to develop this into an app.
7. Devin expresses the significance of Karen's work in helping investors make their first investment, acknowledging the mental barrier investors face.
8. Karen reveals her superpower being the ability to create a "Why an Investor Cares" statement (WIC), helping entrepreneurs articulate their value proposition to attract investors.
9. She shares a specific story about an entrepreneur who initially struggled to raise capital due to a misunderstanding of their market, highlighting the importance of knowing your customer.
10. Karen concludes by offering resources and a discount for her intro level class to the audience, accessible through cougaran.com and providing a link to her course at dothedeal.org, with a 24% discount code SuperCrowd24.
How to Use AI to Draft a Business Plan in 30 Minutes
One of the great challenges of raising capital under Regulation Crowdfunding is creating the documents required. A good business plan is a centerpiece for these disclosures. I’ve created a simple tool to help you draft a business plan in half an hour.
Over the past several months, I’ve been using prompts like those I’ve set up in this tool. In my experience, it has radically accelerated the process of writing a business plan.
When you use the tool, you’re prompted for information that you can complete in about five minutes. In under one minute, you’ll receive an email containing prompts and instructions for using them to generate first a business plan outline and then the full text.
The Resonance of Jazz for Peace: Harmonizing Humanity and Artistry
AI Episode Summary
1. Rick DellaRatta is a guest on the "Superpowers for Good" show hosted by Devin Thorpe.
2. Rick is the founder of Jazz for Peace and is recognized for his musical talent and dedication to peace.
3. During the show, Rick recites a poem and performs a piece of music that convey his message of peace and empathy.
4. Jazz for Peace is a response to the tragic events of 9/11, aligning Rick's music with a mission to make a difference and support causes.
5. Rick has performed internationally, including in countries like Pakistan, Nigeria, and Ghana, to spread the message of peace through jazz.
6. Audiences worldwide, regardless of their familiarity with jazz, react positively to Rick's music, demonstrating the universal appeal of the art form.
7. Rick's work has evolved to include providing solutions to social issues and conflicts, such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
8. Rick's superpower is his ability to stay positive, see adversity as an opportunity, and now share solutions to significant challenges based on his experiences.
9. To develop the ability to solve big problems, Rick advises embracing humanity's greatest qualities collectively, such as humanity, creativity, artistry, and intellect.
10. People can learn more about Jazz for Peace and connect with Rick through the generic email address info@jazzforpeace.org, and his work focuses on empowerment grants and growing an "empowerment tree."
Chapter 6: Investment Types
When I used crowdfunding to raise capital for my business, The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, one of the questions people frequently asked was, “What do I get?” Prospective investors wanted to know how the investment would work.
It’s a great question. The answer isn’t quite as simple as we might wish. When you invest via regulated investment crowdfunding, you receive a promise of repayment in the form of a security. It is a legal obligation from the company to you.
There are six common securities or investment types that I’ve seen used in the impact crowdfunding community. They are:
Term Loans
Revenue-Based Financing
Convertible Debt
Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFEs)
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
In the following several pages, I’ll explain how each works. You likely understand much of this already. I’ll try to tap into the familiar aspects to help you learn the features of these six investment types that may be new to you.
Impact Expert Robert Steven Kaplan to Keynote at SuperCrowd24
This post was originally posted on The Super Crowd Inc.
The Co-Chair of Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Will Guide Entrepreneurs and Investors to Be Distinctive in Seeking Impact
April 11, 2024 - Robert Steven Kaplan has accepted the invitation to be the marquee keynote speaker at SuperCrowd24, next week’s two-day virtual conference for impact investors and social entrepreneurs, host Devin Thorpe announced.
The co-chair of Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a leader in venture philanthropy, former vice chair of Goldman Sachs, previous professor and associate dean at Harvard Business School and past president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas will address the need for investors and entrepreneurs to define their distinctive approach to maximize their impact.
“Impact, that is real positive impact, doesn’t just happen,” Kaplan asserts. “Those who attend the event will be not just equipped but inspired to make a difference that truly matters. I’m thrilled to be a part of guiding impact makers to achieve more.”
Save 50% on SuperCrowd24 tickets with code "SUPERCROWD"
Upcoming SuperCrowd Event Calendar
If a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.
SuperCrowd24, April 17-18: This two-day virtual event is our biggest of the year. Don’t miss it. Use the discount code “SuperCrowd” to save 50 percent.
Impact Cherub Club Meeting hosted by The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, on April 23, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern. Each month, the Club meets to review new offerings for investment consideration and to conduct due diligence on previously screened deals. Everyone is welcome to join these free events.
SuperCrowdChicago, June 12, 2024. This in-person event at Columbia College Chicago features some of Chicago’s prominent citizens and community leaders, along with crowdfunding experts. Use the discount code “SuperCrowd” to save 30 percent!
SuperCrowdHour, April 24, 2024, at 1:00 Eastern. We’ll talk with Chip Hauss and other peacebuilders about the role of investment crowdfunding in community building.
Recently, we created an AI GPT to help you learn more about The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, and our upcoming events. Click here to try it.
SuperCrowd Community Event Calendar
Investment Crowdfunding Demystified, Crowdfund Better, April 23 at 2:00 PM ET
Move Your Money Month, April 2024, American Independent Business Alliance
Crowdfunding Professional Association Webinar, May 8, 2:00 PM ET
The Reg A & Crowdfunding Conference, June 20, Westchester Country Club (Save 20% with the code Super20)
Crowdfunding Professional Association, Summit in DC, October 22-23
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