Episode 61: “40 to 60% of Angel Investors Gone?” | ACA Board Member Mark Friedman on Startup Policy, QSBS, and the INVEST Act

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Mark Friedman discusses the implications of startup policy on capital formation and the need to rethink accredited investor rules.

🗞️ Get essential angel intel straight to your inbox every week with The Diligent Observer Newsletter. 🗞️ Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention: ① Startup policy is capital formation policy: Mark explains why the ACA’s public policy work is not just about helping investors. It is about helping early-stage companies access the capital they need to grow. ② Accredited investor rules may need a rethink: If old thresholds were simply indexed to inflation, Mark says it could ...

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Host: Andrew Kazlow

Guest: Mark Friedman

Topics covered

• angel investing
• startup policy
• capital formation
• accredited investor rules
• QSBS
• INVEST Act

Keywords

• angel investors
• startup policy
• capital access
• accredited investor
• QSBS
• INVEST Act

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Organizations: ACA, The Diligent Observer Newsletter

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