[leftbrain]

Is startup investing really regulated, or is it just your mom and dad and nobody else who have heard about your statup?

- ”Dad, all I need is 10k loan” - ”I will give you the money, son. And I’ll see you in court if it doesn’t work out.”

[igorkraw]

Securities are regulated, snd startups which try to collect cash from the public become securities

[dubswithus]

The government is letting crowd funding happen and the public can still lose a lot of money even when there are disclosures.