00:50 - 02:30: Alex explains broker-dealer compliance, private securities transactions, and her transition to startups.02:30 - 03:40: Alex discusses her role at a startup working on an ESG investment product and her move to NetCapital.03:40 - 04:30: Lessons from compliance at Fidelity and applying them to fintech and crowdfunding.04:30 - 05:30: Alex’s motivation—initial plans for law school, moving into business, and regulatory strategy.05:30 - 07:00: Crowdfunding as a mechanism to democratize investing and expand access to private markets.07:00 - 08:45: Crowdfunding vs. VC—debunking misconceptions and explaining its advantages.08:45 - 10:50: Challenges in crowdfunding—marketing efforts, investor awareness, and execution difficulties.10:50 - 12:30: Need for public access to private markets, regulatory challenges, and protecting investors.12:30 - 14:00: Accredited investor requirements and efforts to broaden access.14:00 - 16:00: Crowdfunding as an alternative investment approach—focusing on fundamentals over funding mechanism.16:00 - 18:30: Differences between equity crowdfunding, rewards-based, and donation-based crowdfunding.18:30 - 21:00: Secondary markets, IPO trends, and why companies are staying private longer.21:00 - 23:30: Challenges in creating secondary market liquidity and alternative trading systems (ATS).23:30 - 25:00: Merging of crowdfunding and broker-dealer models, institutional vs. retail secondary trading.25:00 - 27:00: The role of technology in reducing secondary market transaction costs.27:00 - 28:30: Carta's entry into the secondary market and compliance concerns.28:30 - 30:00: Secondary market risks—valuation discrepancies, ESOP liquidity, and price discovery challenges.30:00 - 31:30: Fundraising strategies and tactics founders use to succeed in crowdfunding.31:30 - 32:30: Post-COVID shift back to in-person fundraising events and networking.32:30 - 34:00: Comparing US and EU regulatory environments—pros, cons, and enforcement-based regulation.34:00 - 35:30: NetCapital’s recent broker-dealer approval and expanded fundraising capabilities.35:30 - 37:30: The future of crowdfunding—syndicated deals, collaboration between broker-dealers, and growth.37:30 - 38:50: Potential for Reg A as an alternative path to IPOs.

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