Investing Where the Crowd Leads: How Investomers Are Redefining the Crowdfunding Landscape Ep-195(I)

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𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞-𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝.
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What if your customers became your investors—and your biggest brand advocates?

Our first guest, 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 “𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞” 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐬, is the venture capitalist who helped co-author Title III of the JOBS Act, unlocking equity crowdfunding in the U.S. Today, he's Founding Partner at D3VC.ai, where he uses AI to spot early-stage investment winners.

💡 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬: Woodie and his team created a special page for listeners → investomersbook.com
📘 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤: Investometers
📦 Plus, we’re longtime fans of FlavorRx—one of his earlier ventures that turned medicine into magic for families like ours.

Chapters:
02:00 – What sparked the startup investing revolution?
02:25 – How do venture funds pick winners?
04:20 – Did Obama change startup funding forever?
06:40 – Is crowdfunding gaming the system?
08:40 – Kickstarter or Indiegogo: Which works better?
09:20 – Can startups still raise big outside Wall Street?
12:05 – Can investors really build a community?
14:30 – Is AI making venture funds smarter?
16:25 – What's the real deal with the $5M cap?
17:05 – Who can invest: Reg D vs crowdfunding?
19:00 – What’s better: Reg CF or 506?
20:30 – Why is the $5M limit so important?
22:00 – Are there tax perks for investing?
22:50 – Why invest in 200 companies at once?
24:20 – How is AI changing the game?
25:40 – Should you trust AI with investing?