5. There is a new way for companies to get the funding they need:
“Crowdfunding”
6. MediaShares provides a methodology for companies to get
the funding they need by selling their stock on their own
Websites to their fans, customers, users, or affinity group.
We call our system a “Crowdfunded IPO”
23. Online Crowdfunding in the U.S. Today:
• Crowdfunding as Donations (Exempt from SEC investment
regulations):
– Kickstarter.com
– IndieGoGo.com
– RocketHub.com
30. New IPO Rules in the JOBS Act
New category of issuers:
“Emerging Growth Companies” – Under $1Billion
•Relaxed disclosures for EGCs (No SOX 404)
•Confidential S-1 Submissions
•Relaxed rules on analyst activities
•“Testing the waters”
•These changes are effective immediately
34. Algorithmic Stock Trading
Amount of stock trades as a percentage of
the overall volume of trading:
70 % done by machines (computers)
Source: Tabb Group
35. IPO’s Have Become An Exit Strategy,
Not For Growth Capital
• At one time, an IPO was for growth capital
• Intel, Microsoft, and Apple received capital to grow
• Various factors changed everything
• Underwriters now looking for easy sell – high profile
companies like Facebook, Twitter
• Insiders want to cash out and dump to others
• “Popsters” not Investors now
• Secondary Churning/Trading by machines (computers)
• Growth investors are VC’s, Angels, and Private share buyers
• IPO’s now come too late in the growth cycle
• Crowdfunding can fix the problem
39. MediaShares Uses a System Already in Place:
•Direct Registration enables stock sales from
a company’s own Website or Facebook Page
•S-3 Filing – Shelf Offering
•No need to open and pre-fund an brokerage account
•Stock purchase uses an ACH checking account debit
•Held in book-entry for issuer
•Very small transaction charge ($1.00 to $3.00)
42. Simple Form to Buy Stock
QwikShares eliminates pre-funding
the typical brokerage account
Stock is purchased through an ACH
checking account debit, credit card,
or other electronic payment
Direct Registration Supplier holds stock
in book entry for company & purchaser
43. Form satisfies FINRA “suitability”
requirements for “know your customer”
Company gains valuable demographics on
each shareholder
Company and broker now have payment
info for future purchases!
Purchase as little as one share
Very small fee: $1 to $3 for transaction