With school out for summer, the trash-talking playground bullies have gone quiet.
But in the halls of early-stage investing, the zingers continue to fly.
The season’s most riveting grudge match?
The Old-School Venture Capitalists versus The New-School Equity Crowdfunders!
Today we’ll take a quick look at each side’s insults –…
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Here Comes Fat…
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“Sweaty palms. Rapid heartbeat. Bulging eyes. Uh oh. Was I having a heart attack?”
Those were the very first words published in the Crowdability newsletter...
And that was exactly one year ago today!
As I reflect back on the past 12 months, I’m happy with the…
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The numbers are clear:
3 out of 4 start-ups fail.
For the founders of these companies, that means years of working around the clock, endless uphill battles, low or no pay...
And at the end of the road, 75% of them will have nothing to show for it.
It makes…
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Video: Dave McClure…
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When it comes to investing in the stock market, you can turn to many, many places for professional advice.
You can talk to your financial advisor or stockbroker.
You can turn on CNBC and listen to the “talking heads” from one of the big banks or hedge funds.
You can…
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Yesterday you took a brief quiz on angel investing.
You were tasked with evaluating five early-stage companies and determining whether or not you’d invest.
How do you think you did?
Well you’re about to find out...
Start-up #1 – Coffee Bean Retailer
Remember the coffee company started by two teachers…
Just before 11 p.m. on a recent Sunday evening, we were alerted to the presence of a gruesome set of written confessions.
We quickly inspected them, but found no revelations of adultery, theft, or murder.
No--their subject matter was of a far more unusual type:
They were confessions of failure…
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Can Technology Start-Ups…
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A 2008 study by entrepreneurship scholar Michael Song proved that the longer a new start-up stays in business, the higher its likelihood for eventual success.
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