My #1 Investment Rule for 2026
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
A “must see” report about the current state of the startup world was just released. But the report is long and detailed.
About 629 articles by Matthew Milner
Private Startups vs. Private Credit vs. Private Equity — A Cheat Sheet
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Lately, it seems like all the headlines are about the “private markets” — Private startups like SpaceX and Anthropic are about to IPO! Oh no – private credit is having a meltdown!
Ignore at Your Own Peril: The #1 Reason Startups Fail
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
A few years ago, a startup raised nearly $400 million in funding. It had a big vision, customers, momentum.
95x Returns in Three Years — Inside the Startup That Could Join the “Mag 7”
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Three years ago, a tiny private startup raised its first big round of funding. Fast-forward to today, and its early investors are already sitting on gains of 95x.
HALO Stocks Are Hot — HALO Startups Could Be Smarter
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
A new acronym is making the rounds in investment circles: HALO. HALO doesn’t refer to a video game, or to the ring over an angel’s head.
The Surprising $100 Billion Market You Need Exposure to Now
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
A decade ago, if you wanted to invest in world-changing private companies, you had one option: Wait. Specifically, you had to wait for a private company to go public in an IPO.
Warning: Don’t Invest in Robinhood’s IPO Tomorrow
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Tomorrow, something interesting (and potentially dangerous) is expected to hit the market: Robinhood’s new venture fund is slated to start trading. If history is any guide, the hype will be intense.
Which Would You Rather Earn? 20% or 148%?
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Time for a pop quiz! Here we go: Here are the results of two investments.
The #1 Way to Profit from Startups in 2026
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
One of my old buddies from business school is a venture capitalist. When I started Crowdability about ten years ago, I asked him what the biggest myth was about early-stage startup investing.
SpaceX + xAI: What It Means for You
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Did you see the news yesterday? Elon Musk announced that SpaceX is acquiring xAI. This deal — the largest M&A transaction in history — brings together rockets, satellites, billions in cash flow from Starlink, and AI.