Venture capital financings are at their highest level in 14 years...
Tech M&A last year eclipsed the sky-high levels of 2000...
The NASDAQ is hovering around 4,000...
One could argue that, once again, we’re in the middle of a “tech bubble.”
But the stock market aside, I’d argue that many…
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“Oh. OK, Tim,” I said with obvious disappointment. “But why? You read it everyday, you’re an active investor, and...
“YOU’RE MY UNCLE!”
That’s right, my own flesh and blood was…
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After speaking with dozens of professional early-stage investors and poring over their track records, I think I finally uncovered the secret behind their success.
And while I’ve known about this secret for some time now, I’ve been reluctant to share it.
Frankly, I was doubting myself. Although it was a…
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Today I’m going to bring you behind the scenes of an amazing company.
At one point, it was coming apart at the seams – ground zero for backstabbing, bitter rivalries and high-stakes power struggles.
Amazingly, it turned into one of the great start-up success stories of our time.
In the…
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“Wow, what a year!” said my Crowdability co-founder, Matt Milner.
We were sitting on an Amtrak train headed back to New York City. We were sipping scotch and winding down after a whirlwind business trip.
Matt was right – it has been a heck of a year – and we’ve…
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Can you imagine losing $119 billion in a single day?
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“Startup.” Ah, what an exciting word…
It brings to mind the anticipation and wealth-building potential of being part of “The Next Facebook” or “The Next Google.”
But for a handful of smart investors, the word “startup” conjures up something that’s a little less world changing, but (depending on how you…
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One day it seems like you know exactly what you’re doing. The next day you turn on CNBC and some “talking head” is preaching about how wrong you are.
In the late 90’s, you were “missing out” if you weren’t investing in dot-com companies.
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Warren Buffett – renowned investor and 2nd richest man in the country after Bill Gates – once wrote an article called, “The Superinvestors of Graham & Doddsville.”
With a title that sounds like a Dr. Seuss book, it rebutted a popular theory on the stock market called “efficient market theory”…
