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[email protected] board, T-shirts being tossed or cata- @ChuckSoder pulted into the seats, the show-stopping player introductions The highly publicized crowdfund- — when he attends Quicken Loans ing revolution did not begin with a Arena. bang. He always makes sure to point out On May 16, it became legal for pri- when and where it all started. vate companies to raise capital on- “I share that with my friends every line from just about anyone — not time we go to a Cavs game: None of just wealthy people who qualify as this stuff existed before the MISL,” accredited investors. Wolstein said. Thirty-six companies had signed The Major Indoor Soccer League up to take advantage of the new eq- only lasted 14 seasons before it fold- uity crowdfunding law through May ed in 1992.