AdvertisementNew Law Raises Funding Hopes For Startups, Worries Over FraudMarch 29, 2012Steve HennfacebookEmailWould You Give This Guy Your Money? Space Monkey co-founder Alen Peacock delivers a presentation at the 2012 LAUNCH Festival in San Francisco. Peacock says that when he first got started, he couldn't accept investments from friends because they weren't accredited investors. (LAUNCH Media, LLC via Flickr)