Video games that can cure cancer…
Computerized contact lenses…
A train that travels at the speed of sound…
It’s exciting to hear about far-out ideas like these when they show up in the news. But like many “big ideas,” they can be closer to science fiction than to reality.
Actually,…
On Wednesday, Matt showed you how to follow Venture Capitalists into equity crowdfunding deals »
That’s a super smart strategy for finding…
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“Who are these companies raising money online?” read the email in my inbox yesterday. “Can’t they raise money the old-fashioned way?”
Over the last few weeks, we’ve received several emails at Crowdability asking similar questions.
It seems some of our members have concerns about the quality of start-ups on crowdfunding…
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“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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