"The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset raised $2.4 million on Kickstarter, no strings attached. Those donors weren’t looking for a payout; they wanted to support something they believed in, and maybe get a pair of virtual reality goggles to play with. But when Facebook bought Oculus a year and a half later for $2 billion in cash and stock, backers wondered: what if I’d asked for equity instead of a poster? "I would have rather bought a few shares of Oculus rather than my now-worthless $300 obsolete VR headset," backer Carlos Schulte wrote.
If Schulte’s donation had been an investment, he could have earned around $43,500,estimates Greg Belote, the co-founder of equity crowdfunding platform Wefunder — a stunning 145x return.
Kickstarter doesn’t allow creators to offer equity, and the company has said it never will. But a bunch of other crowdfunding sites will soon be launching to fill that gap.
"I WOULD HAVE RATHER BOUGHT A FEW SHARES OF OCULUS RATHER THAN MY NOW-WORTHLESS $300 OBSOLETE VR HEADSET."
Previously, investing for equity was restricted to an elite, wealthy group of so-called "accredited investors." But under Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, companies will be allowed to issue stock to the public exchange for small investments, just like Kickstarter campaigns reward backers with T-shirts and other goodies. There are already scores of equity-based crowdfunding sites at the starting line — Wefunder, SeedInvest, and Crowdfunder are just a few — waiting for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue final rules later this year."
http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/28/5557120/what-if-oculus-rift-kickstarter-backers-had-gotten-equity
If Schulte’s donation had been an investment, he could have earned around $43,500,estimates Greg Belote, the co-founder of equity crowdfunding platform Wefunder — a stunning 145x return.
Kickstarter doesn’t allow creators to offer equity, and the company has said it never will. But a bunch of other crowdfunding sites will soon be launching to fill that gap.
"I WOULD HAVE RATHER BOUGHT A FEW SHARES OF OCULUS RATHER THAN MY NOW-WORTHLESS $300 OBSOLETE VR HEADSET."
Previously, investing for equity was restricted to an elite, wealthy group of so-called "accredited investors." But under Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, companies will be allowed to issue stock to the public exchange for small investments, just like Kickstarter campaigns reward backers with T-shirts and other goodies. There are already scores of equity-based crowdfunding sites at the starting line — Wefunder, SeedInvest, and Crowdfunder are just a few — waiting for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue final rules later this year."
http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/28/5557120/what-if-oculus-rift-kickstarter-backers-had-gotten-equity
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