In 1979, when I was thirteen, I bought my first pair of expensive sneakers.

They were yellow and blue Nike Waffle Trainers, and I got them on sale for $23.77.

So imagine my surprise when I recently saw a pair of Nikes sell for — get this — $110,000.

Today,…

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I want to share a very personal story with you today. It’s not one I tell often. Partly out of embarrassment, and partly because it’s kind of painful to think about.

Let me begin by saying how truly blessed I feel every day.

In addition to being healthy and having…

Editor's Note: Matt is traveling this week. So today, we’ll be re-publishing a popular article from our archives. This is a natural follow-up to Matt’s article from last week, where he introduced you to Crowdability’s “Venture Capital Fund.” Enjoy!

Two weeks before we started sheltering in place, our friend…

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2021 was the year of the “meme stock.”

Companies like GameStop (GME) saw their values skyrocket as thousands of individual traders banded together on various internet forums to push the stock higher.

In just days, shares shot up by more than 1,800%.

But after that brief surge, GameStop’s stock price…

For the past two weeks, Wayne and I have been telling you about a unique investment.

It’s called a venture capital fund.

As we’ve explained, these funds are similar to mutual funds. But instead of investing in stocks, they invest in an asset class that’s much more profitable: startups.

Historically,…

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If you recall, I shared some wisdom from Fred Wilson, one of the top startup investors in the world.

Wilson is a venture capitalist. That means he invests in startups for a living. More specifically, he manages what’s known as…

Stripes is a New York-based venture capital firm.

And to identify the best startup investments, it uses a robot named SONAR.

SONAR’s recent wins include sneaker-maker On Running (an 1,800% return), software company Monday.com (a 2,200% return), education platform Udemy, and the list goes on and on.

Want to get…