About 613 articles by Matthew Milner

The 90% Startup Failure Myth — And How We Beat It

You’ve probably heard the statistic a thousand times:

90% of startups fail.

It’s repeated like gospel in boardrooms and podcasts. The message is clear: Most startups will flame out, taking your capital with them.

But for smart investors, what if this “common wisdom” is more myth than reality?

Last…

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Tags: Pmp Startups

Should You Invest Early or Late? Yes

The numbers look like they’re straight out of a fantasy.

In the first quarter of 2026, deal value for venture capital hit an all-time high. Exit value smashed records. Headlines cheered the “biggest quarter ever.”

But headlines can be misleading. As it turns out, these figures are being carried by…

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Beware “Fast-Entry” — Don’t Buy SpaceX at the IPO

Picture this: SpaceX goes public this summer in the biggest IPO in history.

It prices at a monster valuation of $1.5 trillion and opens for trading on the Nasdaq.

But then, just 15 trading days later, something wild happens: it gets “fast-entry.”

Today I’ll explain what this means for you…

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Tags: Spacex

My #1 Investment Rule for 2026

A “must see” report about the current state of the startup world was just released.

But the report is long and detailed.

So today, I’ll share the one thing I learned from the report that can help you make a lot of money.

This is my #1 Investment Rule for…

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Tags: Mike maples

Ignore at Your Own Peril: The #1 Reason Startups Fail

A few years ago, a startup raised nearly $400 million in funding.

It had a big vision, customers, momentum.

And then, seemingly overnight, it shut down for good.

What happened? Simple. It ran out of money.

If you study enough startups, you’ll see a pattern with the ones that don’t…

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Tags: Case study Ciq

HALO Stocks Are Hot — HALO Startups Could Be Smarter

A new acronym is making the rounds in investment circles:

HALO.

HALO doesn’t refer to a video game, or to the ring over an angel’s head.

It stands for Heavy Asset, Low Obsolescence. The idea is simple but powerful: invest in companies with essential assets that won’t go out of…

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Tags: Halo Startups