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Rule #1 for investing in start-ups?
Diversification.
If you’re properly diversified, we believe you can earn the same level of returns as professional angel investors.
Last week, I discussed this belief with Dr. Richard Swart, the head of UC Berkeley’s crowdfunding research initiative.
As we traded points of view, Dr.…
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Picture your favorite sports team.
Now imagine that you’re sitting on your couch, browsing their website before a game…
When suddenly you see that you can buy a piece of the team!
You wouldn’t just be a fan anymore… you’d be an owner. You’d probably become even more passionate.
I’ve…
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Editor's Note: You rely on Crowdability to bring you the very best equity crowdfunding deals each week. Now, rely on us to share the most up-to-date news, trends and opinion. This is the stuff you won’t read in the mainstream press, and the stuff that will keep you on the…
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A new company emerges that gives birth to an entirely new industry.
These companies reach such scale that they create a universe of other businesses in their orbit.
We call these Big Bang companies, “platforms.”
Facebook, Apple, Google… each…
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We love assets that throw off cash:
Dividends from stocks…
Rental income from real estate…
Income from the people we own.
“Uh… what?” you might be asking yourself. “People we ‘own’?”
Yes, you read that right.
Let me explain…
The $1 Trillion Impetus
There’s a new type of crowdfunding that’s…
Editor's Note: You rely on Crowdability to bring you the very best equity crowdfunding deals each week. Now, rely on us to share the most up-to-date news, trends and opinion. This is the stuff you won’t read in the mainstream press, and the stuff that will keep you on the…
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Venture capital financings are at their highest level in 14 years...
Tech M&A last year eclipsed the sky-high levels of 2000...
The NASDAQ is hovering around 4,000...
One could argue that, once again, we’re in the middle of a “tech bubble.”
But the stock market aside, I’d argue that many…
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Could we be witnessing the end of the stock market?
Could its ability to drive wealth be over?
Based on the recent actions of several top-tier hedge funds, the answer to both of these questions is a resounding yes.
In just one example from last week, a $7 billion fund…
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Editor's Note: You rely on Crowdability to bring you the very best equity crowdfunding deals each week. Now, rely on us to share the most up-to-date news, trends and opinion. This is the stuff you won’t read in the mainstream press, and the stuff that will keep you on the…
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