Today, I’ll tell you the amazing story of a once-mighty company.
Formerly valued at $1 billion, it’s now being sold off for pennies on the dollar.
Then I’m going to show you something even more important:
How to ensure that you never invest in a business…
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Uber’s New BHAG
“Big Hairy Audacious Goal.” Yup,…
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To entice its citizens to back start-ups, our government is offering big tax breaks.
Today, we’ll show you three “tax hacks” for early-stage investors.
You’ll get all the profit potential…
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When Jeff Huber was an infant, his left leg was amputated below the knee.
He’d been born with a condition called fibular hemimelia.
Jeff’s 25-years-old now and wears a high-tech prosthesis on his left leg.
It cost him $23,000 – too expensive for many amputees, and not the…
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Veteran VC Sees Bubble… and Keeps Investing
Over…
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What pops into your head when you think about start-ups?
Young entrepreneurs in shower sandals trying to change the world?
A dark, cramped room stacked with computers and blinking lights?
Brilliant scientists tinkering with the human genome?
For many folks, those are the images they think of.
And frankly, those…
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Before I make a big bet in the technology sector, there’s a special indicator I consult.
I call it “The Peter Indicator.”
Over the past 18 years, it’s been nearly 100% accurate.
Today, I’ll tell you about it – then I’ll show you where it says to invest Read More
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Are you a “Crowd” or a “Herd”?
How…
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“Let’s get one thing clear: The economy is never truly coming back.”
What misguided “expert” uttered these words?
Jim Clifton.
Clifton’s the CEO of the research company Gallup, famous for its public opinion polls.
Jim, not surprisingly, is basing his argument on data from a recent Gallup study.
The study…
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All It Takes Is One.
That was the gist of my article last week…
The idea that a single investment could create enough wealth to last a lifetime.
The article hit a nerve:
We received a flood of emails asking for more information –
From “How…
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