Youngro Lee — GeniusDen Talks

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Youngro Lee cofounded and led NextSeed, an SEC-registered funding portal for community-driven small-business investment. Before NextSeed, he practiced private-equity law for eight years; he earned undergraduate and law degrees from Cornell, including a JD and an LLM in international and comparative law.

September 29, 2016 · 30 min

NextSeed and Small-Business Crowdfunding

Youngro Lee explains how regulated investment crowdfunding can connect established local businesses with individual investors. Across the presentation, interview, and surviving Q&A excerpt, he covers the JOBS Act, SEC-registered funding portals, debt and revenue-sharing structures, campaign screening, investor limits, local economic development, and the practical tradeoffs for founders and investors.

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