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Investor’s Guide to Spotting Psychopaths
A train trip across America to fund small business
BMW MINI Teams Up With HAX to Build NYC Accelerator Focused on Connected Cities
10 Questions to ask yourself if you are unsatisfied with your career or life
HAXLR8R Hardware Trends 2015
Seems like if you just search for 'Virginia' Google Places will plop you down in a rural part of the states where there aren't any banks within the default 5 mile radius. If you expand that search area a bit (or select a city) you'll see more options.
Thanks for taking a look!
Show HN: BankLocal – Find local banks and invest in growing your community
A family of 5 goes digital nomad
How Famo.us will change the surface of modern web apps
Aylien: Introducing Text Analysis API
Ugh. Local wallets, people. Local wallets.
Rails + Angular + Jasmine: testing your code
Really made me rethink what was in my own closet and what was worth owning (and nice obligatory hat tip to William Gibson). As with most things, less is more.
Informed Stakeholders FTW
Kickstart the first tailor-fit, American-made henleys and hoodies
Ask HN: Wefunder has been invited to Washington DC. What should we ask?
Last week, we launched a petition (http://wefunder.com) to raise awareness about the Crowdfunding securities reform being debated in Congress. Thanks to HN and Reddit, after 2 days, over $4 million was pledged... causing Wefunder to be invited to Washington to talk to some of the lawmakers involved in the legislation.On Friday, we're flying down to DC to meet with staff from all the players in...
AngelHack (3/3): 1,000 Hackers from SF, Boston, NYC compete for $75k in prizes
No one is saying that regulation isn't important. And I didn't blindly throw my support into this without doing my research. I don't want to see individuals get into things they don't understand, but I do want people (who are properly educated and who understand the risks) to be able to make up their own minds, support their neighbors, and help bring new ideas to life.
Fraud is certainly a concern, and the reason that the laws were introduced in the 1930s in the first place. But the S.1791 bill has provisions for dealing with this through (relatively) strict individual investing limits and reputation via crowdfunding intermediaries. A balance needs to be struck between protecting "less sophisticated" investors and giving those of us who want the opportunity the chance to get involved, help support entrepreneurs, and create jobs (on main street and in silicon valley). There's still a lot to be hashed out of course, but this would be a step in the right direction.
Disclaimer: I'm one of the people who worked to put the petition together.