I used this slide deck to explain the basics of Equity Crowdfunding at a CrowdFunding workshop for film makers and creatives.

1. The Art of CrowdFunding
Tax & Equity Crowdfunding Ryan Fetterly!
April 4, 2014

2. What is Equity Crowdfunding?

3. CrowdFunding History
Presale
Equity
Donation

4. CrowdFunding Continuum
May 2014
Donation Campaign
$50,000 Raised
February 2015
$125,000 Raised
May 2016
$200,000 Raised
Pre-Sale Equity Campaign

5. Equity CrowdFunding Sites

6. Oculus Rift - $2Billion

7. * = There is a special program in Saskatchewan.
It’s Illegal …for now*

8. Angels & Accredited Investors
“… you can go to Las Vegas and lose $10,000 at the table in an hour but you don’t
have to be an accredited gambler …”!
!
-Steve Case

9. Tax

10. “If Americans diverted 1% of their long-term savings to
[crowdfunding], that sum would be 10x the total VC investment
in the US”.
-Amy Cortese, author of Locavesting

11. So what now?

12. References
Canadian Site
Alixe Cormick’s Blog: !
A well informed Lawyer

13. Thanks!
Ryan Fetterly!
ryan.fetterly@gmail.com!
Twitter: Fetterly_BC!
Blog: 1yearentrepreneur.com!