My suggestion of the day for the Startup America Initiative Team: remove the mathematical limitations in Rule 701.
If you are not familiar, Rule 701 is the federal securities law exemption which allows startup companies to issue stock options and other equity incentive awards to employees and independent contractors. It is a key piece of law in startup land. Without it, the lives of startups would be much more difficult and complex than they already are.
However, Rule 701 is not perfect. There are mathematical limitations built into Rule 701 that complicate the lives of startups. One set of those mathematical limitations is absolute, meaning that there is a cap on the amount of securities a startup can sell under Rule 701. There is also an amount of securities sold under Rule 701 limitation that triggers additional disclosure obligations.
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