Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Inc. calls it “One of the smartest, most disruptive startups.” The New York Times says it’s a “Welcome change to the status quo.” A few years ago, a similar start-up was acquired for $4.1 billion , making its early investors insanely wealthy.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Flying cars are a mind-blowing concept… And as we’ve written about, they might even be a good early-stage investment. But as you’re sitting on a hot, sandy beach this summer, perhaps you’d rather invest in a futuristic vehicle that takes you below sea level.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
The sight of it can be intoxicating. Even if it’s been left under a mattress for years, it smells as fresh as spring.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Keeping score in the stock market is easy: Oh, you bought Facebook last summer at $35 a share? Hang on a second, let me pull up the online chart… Wow, it’s trading at $70.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
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.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
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...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
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.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Just before 11 p.m. on a recent Sunday evening, we were alerted to the presence of a gruesome set of written confessions.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Peter Lynch was a rock star of a stock picker. During his 13 years at the helm of Fidelity’s Magellan Fund, he racked up 29% annual returns.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
I’m writing this from a white-washed island in Greece called Folegandros. Yes, it’s summertime… And I’m honoring the age-old investor tradition of “Sell in May, go away.” Typically, I can’t get paid to travel like this… But thanks to a new crowdfunding opportunity, now I can.