These Start-ups Are 63.6% More Likely to Pay Off
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.
One Simple Way to Find Great Trading Ideas
Everyone has their own way of finding new trading opportunities.
Others trade on news or upcoming corporate actions.
We, on the other hand, are big fans of using our research into early-stage tech companies to guide our public stock market trades.
And it…
Invest Like a Gambler
Any gamblers in the house?
Here’s an interesting fact for you:
The odds of consistently winning at poker are about 5% to 10% -- that’s similar to the odds angel investors face when trying to pick winning start-ups.
Amazingly, despite the odds, an elite group of poker players consistently manages…
The Most Profitable Investment... Ever
What was the most profitable investment of all time?
Was it Warren Buffett’s investment in Coca-Cola in 1987?
Was it when savvy investors picked up shares of Amazon or Netscape in the 90s?
Or was it something more unexpected?
I recently came across a list of the world’s most profitable…
Get Paid Like a Pro Athlete
Imagine if he had offered you a cut of his future earnings for an upfront cash payment?
That would've been huge.
Well, a new crowdfunding platform is offering you just that:
They’re giving you access to the…
A 30-Day "Riskless" Investment
It runs out of money!
And why would it run out of money?
Because nobody wants the product it’s selling!
For early-stage investors, this presents a bit of a conundrum:
If a product doesn’t exist yet, how do you figure out…
How to Save Our Dying Country
Before the U.S.A. even came into existence, entrepreneurship defined its culture.
European settlers journeyed here to start fresh...
Pioneers pushed westward to stake their claims...
And nowadays, tech entrepreneurs flock to Silicon Valley to pursue world-changing ideas.
Entrepreneurship is the original American Dream, and it’s created one of the most…
The Real Reason My Friends Hate Me
It’s true: I can be a little argumentative sometimes.
It’s also true that I enjoy a lively “debate.”
Oh, and I love to take a joke too far.
But those aren’t the reasons my friends hate me right now.
They hate me because they’ve been glued to their computer screens…
Matching (Or Beating) The Pros
Rule #1 for investing in start-ups?
Diversification.
If you’re properly diversified, we believe you can earn the same level of returns as professional angel investors.
Last week, I discussed this belief with Dr. Richard Swart, the head of UC Berkeley’s crowdfunding research initiative.
As we traded points of view, Dr.…
The Next WhatsApp?
A new company emerges that gives birth to an entirely new industry.
These companies reach such scale that they create a universe of other businesses in their orbit.
We call these Big Bang companies, “platforms.”
Facebook, Apple, Google… each…