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S9E2 - Kevin Morris | Crowdfunding Capital in the Modern World
In this episode of Real Returns, Andrew sits down with Kevin Morris, founder of Atlas Rd, who has helped raise over $350 million in capital across his own companies and the businesses he now advises. Kevin traces the evolution of equity crowdfunding from a fallback for companies that could not raise anywhere else to a tool blue chip brands are choosing on purpose, and makes the case for why a cap table of 10,000 small investors can be a bigger asset than a single VC check. He and Andrew also get into the work they are doing together on Reiturn, Birgo's platform built to bring real estate investing to everyday investors. Timestamps: 00:00 - Cold Open: The Math Behind Crowdfunding's Reach 00:47 - Meet Kevin Morris 02:05 - From Deloitte To CFO To Capital Raising 06:35 - How The JOBS Act Opened The Door 09:40 - Blue Chip Companies Embracing Equity Crowdfunding 12:15 - A Tough Market Pushes Founders To Crowdfunding 15:00 - Trend Or Permanent Shift In Capital Raising 17:30 - Why 10,000 Investors Beat One VC 19:45 - Impact: Access, Cheerleaders, And Growth 21:10 - Building Reiturn With Birgo 22:50 - How To Reach Kevin "I view having this many investors as something that's really going to help propel your business over time. And you have 10,000 cheerleaders. What's better than that?" — Kevin Morris Connect with Kevin: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevin-morris-30510b16 Website: atlas-rd.com - For more insights on purposeful investing, subscribe to Real Returns on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-returns/id1642761377 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5tx0jOW8J1h3xsEWLuVPzm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjlzrIn04Ee4iBPE7kEUBjg/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=1 Subscribe to our monthly newsletter: http://www.realreturnspodcast.com - Invest alongside our team with Birgo Heartland Multifamily Fund V, targeting resilient Midwest workforce housing markets: https://birgo.com/fundv?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=s9e2_morris&utm_content=fund_v Reiturn® is Birgo's new platform bringing real estate investing to everyday investors, not just accredited ones, with a minimum for the public of $1,000. The equity crowdfunding round to own a share of the Reiturn® platform is live at https://invest.reiturn.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=s9e2_morris&utm_content=reiturn_raise
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