“Can I really make money with equity crowdfunding? I mean, does this even make sense for someone like me? I’m not a 'professional' investor.”
Every week, we receive emails from Crowdability subscribers asking different versions of this same question.
Most investors agree that equity crowdfunding sounds promising…
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“Diversification is protection against ignorance.”
That little gem comes courtesy of one of the world’s most successful stock market investors: Warren Buffett.
And we must admit, Mr. Buffett has done pretty well for himself without the benefits of diversification.
That said, we’re not so sure how Mr. Buffett would do…
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The cheerful stewardess on my red-eye to Argentina was delivering her pre-flight speech. Her soothing voice washed over me as I sat in a window seat, reading a business plan for a technology start-up on my laptop.
“There are 10 emergency exits on this Boeing 777 aircraft: 4 in the…
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“Wait a second,” said my girlfriend. “Aren’t you supposed to be showing people how to make money?”
I’d just shared this week’s essay topic with her. Now she was looking at me like I had three heads.
She had a point. It’s true that we generally try to show you…
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Last Thursday morning, as I was browsing headlines on The New York Times, I saw an article entitled, “Which Start-Up Could Be the Next Big Thing?”
That’s a serious newspaper and an exciting topic. Coffee in my left hand, mouse in my right, I clicked on through.
After the author…
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Few things are certain in this world; few things are actually guaranteed.
Ben Franklin famously put death and taxes on his list. But on a sunny summer day in August, I’m not so interested in addressing those dreary topics.
Guaranteed money, on the other hand — now there’s something that…
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“Jumptap just sold for $200 million!”
The breaking news about Jumptap, a mobile advertising company, came to me by email. It made me smile. It’s not every day that an early-stage company sells for 9 figures.
And with a $200 million sale, the investors must have made a fortune!
I…
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