About 558 articles by Matthew Milner

Two Ways to Cut Your Taxes with Equity Crowdfunding

“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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Average Valuation for Incubator Companies up 40%

Here’s a mystery to solve:
Last month, on a sunny Sunday afternoon, I strolled up Broadway and bought a pound of shrimp from a fancy seafood market called Citarella.
These weren’t just any shrimp. They were “Extra Jumbos” from the Gulf of Mexico. I spent $10 for them…

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One "Electrifying" Crowdfunding Idea

In 1884, the folks erecting the Statue of Liberty ran out of money. Joseph Pulitzer, a big shot publisher, took to his “New York World” newspaper and encouraged Americans to donate so Lady Liberty could be completed.
Evidently, Mr. Pulitzer was persuasive. More than 125,000 people donated over $100,000…

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Why Did Google Invest $250 Million Into A Taxi Service?

Why the heck would Google invest $250 million into a start-up that’s basically a taxi service?
Or here’s another one for you: Why would one man invest hundreds of millions of dollars trying to send ordinary citizens into space, or building a car company from scratch?
We generally…

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Start-up Raises $250k In 53 Minutes -- Good News For You

“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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