Mark Easley

Editor’s note: This is three of our series on using the NC PACES Act investment crowdfunding law. These are high risk investments in private companies and any investor could lose all their money. The PACES Act and the rules describe the disclosure requirements, reporting requirements, filing requirements, escrow requirements and limits that help make this exemption safe and fair for both North Carolina small business and North Carolina investors, but there are no guarantees. The series was written by serial investor and crowdfunding advocate Mark Easley, who worked to secure passage of the law in N.C. Part One and...

Editor’s note: This is Part II of a series on using the NC PACES Act investment crowdfunding law written for WRAL TechWire by serial investor and crowdfunding advocate Mark Easley. Part one of the series is available online. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Once you have put together the offering docs, your company profile, and gotten approval from the state regulators, you are ready to launch your funding campaign. You will need to have a marketing strategy for this effort. What kind of investors are you looking for, accredited, non-accredited, both? Where can you find them? How can you get the...

Editor’s note: Serial investor and crowdfunding advocate Mark Easley offers a “Crowdfunding 101” guide in a three-part series written for WRAL TechWire. Part one focuses on creating an investment crowdfunding offering based on crowdfunding legislation passed in North Carolina in 2016. The state recently set final rules. Easley was one of the key supporters lobbying the General Assembly for passage of the NC PACES Act legislation. Part I: Creating an Investment Crowdfunding Offering The NC PACES Act crowdfunding rules have been finalized, and the act is in effect as of April 1 2017. The NC Secretary of State web...

Editor’s note: Mark Easley has been advising startups in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina since 2000 after a 25 year technology career in engineering, marketing, and sales in Silicon Valley. Mark has experience in the semiconductor business and related software and development tool products. In addition to his startup advisor activities, he has been on the executive board of a Raleigh/Durham area angel investor group and is a member of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development. Unfortunately, the NC JOBS/PACES Act investment crowdfunding exemption bill (S481) has once again failed to make it through the NC legislature....

Editor’s note: Mark Easley has been advising startups in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina since 2000 after a 25 year technology career in engineering, marketing, and sales in Silicon Valley. Mark has experience in the semiconductor business and related software and development tool products. In addition to his startup advisor activities, he has been on the executive board of a Raleigh/Durham area angel investor group and is a member of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – The North Carolina JOBS Act enables a new way of funding startups and small business in...