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5 Ways to Learn the Nuts and Bolts of Crowdfunding
A lot of people claim to be crowdfunding experts. A few of them actually are.
Kendall Almerico is a crowdfunding and JOBS Act attorney with law firm of Almerico Law in the Washington, D.C. area. He is CEO of BankRoll, a JOBS Act equity crowdfunding platform.
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