The Startup Exemption and the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council had a briefing on December 13, 2011 at the law offices of Jones Day in Washington, DC to brief Senate Staffers and the Media on how Crowfunding currently work, how it will work under the law and answer questions. Â The following is a live Powerpoint Podcast of the presentation. Â Sherwood Neiss is speaking during this part of the briefing. Â He is one of the partners and Chief Advocates of the Startup Exemption, which is the group that brought the Crowdfund Investing framework to Washington which is the basis for all 3 bills in front of Congress.