{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"S9E2 - Kevin Morris | Crowdfunding Capital in the Modern World","description":"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 &quot;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?&quot; \u2014 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&amp;amp;sort=dd&amp;amp;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&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=s9e2_morris&amp;amp;utm_content=fund_v Reiturn\u00ae 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\u00ae platform is live at https:\/\/invest.reiturn.com\/?utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=s9e2_morris&amp;amp;utm_content=reiturn_raise ","author_name":"Real Returns","author_url":"https:\/\/www.birgo.com\/capital","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42920152\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/206329787"}