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New Pick: For This Startup, “Giving Back” Is a Seamless Marketing Strategy
A few months ago, a founder pitched me on an interesting idea. It involved drinking and a form of bribery, so naturally I was interested. Her company increased attendance to a business event by sending a bottle of wine to invited participants. She claimed that attendance shot up 20% to 50% with her offerings in play.
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Behind the Pick: A New Way of Diversifying
By Early Investing on June 24, 2022
The crypto markets are in rough shape right now. So it’s more important than ever for crypto investors to diversify their portfolios. In crypto, diversifying usually means investing in a wide variety of spaces like decentralized finance (DeFi), interoperability, smart contracts, utility coins and more. But another way is to diversify by network. That’s…
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Startup Insider: How to Build an Investment Thesis
By Early Investing on June 30, 2022
Wherever you are on your investing journey, it’s important to have guiding principles. Once you understand your own interests and strengths as a startup investor, you can start to build an investment thesis to guide your decision making. An investment thesis is an argument for a particular investment strategy that’s backed by research and analysis. It…
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Angel Insider: Investor Networking 101
By Early Investing on June 28, 2022
Startup investing is not for the faint of heart. It requires research, financial analysis and an understanding of how businesses operate. Each and every investor must decide for themselves what their risk tolerance is, how much they can afford to lose and what investment approach works best for them. But that doesn’t mean that investors have…
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Angel Insider: Investor Networking 101
By Early Investing on June 28, 2022
Startup investing is not for the faint of heart. It requires research, financial analysis and an understanding of how businesses operate. Each and every investor must decide for themselves what their risk tolerance is, how much they can afford to lose and what investment approach works best for them. But that doesn’t mean that investors have…
How to Play a Correcting Real Estate Market
By Carolyn Price on June 24, 2022
The U.S. residential real estate market is in the midst of a market correction. The average 30-year mortgage rate is at 6.28% currently — the highest rate since 2008. Higher interest rates are limiting access to capital and making mortgage payments more expensive. Because buyers have reduced purchasing power — and…
When Disruptive Startups Drop the Ball
By Vin Narayanan on June 22, 2022
I’m a huge golf fan. I watch all the major tournaments. I watch several Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) events a year. One of my dreams is to watch the Masters in person. I love playing too. In fact, I love playing so much that I recently golfed on a broken ankle. That’s why I took notice…
This Crypto Bear Market Is Not Like the Others
By Vin Narayanan on June 17, 2022
Crypto Market Musings The crypto markets have been crashing hard for the past seven days. After spending about a month trading around $30,000, bitcoin is now flirting with $20,000. Bad inflation news last Friday combined with increased fuel prices sparked a massive sell-off in the equities market on Monday. The S&P 500 closed
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By Allison Brickell on June 15, 2022
Angel Insider: The Risks and Massive Rewards of Medtech Investing
By Early Investing on June 14, 2022
New Crypto Legislation to Be Optimistic About
By Vin Narayanan on June 10, 2022
While VCs Struggle, Crowdfunders Are Coming Out on Top
By Andy Gordon on June 8, 2022
Why Investors Should Target Seed Stage Companies Right Now
By Vin Narayanan on June 7, 2022
Solana Teaches Crypto Investors a Critical Lesson
By Vin Narayanan on June 3, 2022
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How to Play a Correcting Real Estate Market
By Carolyn Price on June 24, 2022
When Disruptive Startups Drop the Ball
By Vin Narayanan on June 22, 2022
This Crypto Bear Market Is Not Like the Others
By Vin Narayanan on June 17, 2022
Bridging the Funding Gap for LGBTQ+ Startup Founders
By Allison Brickell on June 15, 2022
New Crypto Legislation to Be Optimistic About
By Vin Narayanan on June 10, 2022
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How to Play a Correcting Real Estate Market
By Carolyn Price on June 24, 2022
The U.S. residential real estate market is in the midst of a market correction. The average 30-year mortgage rate is at 6.28% currently — the highest rate since 2008. Higher interest rates are limiting access to capital and making mortgage payments more expensive. Because buyers have reduced purchasing power — and…
When Disruptive Startups Drop the Ball
By Vin Narayanan on June 22, 2022
I’m a huge golf fan. I watch all the major tournaments. I watch several Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) events a year. One of my dreams is to watch the Masters in person. I love playing too. In fact, I love playing so much that I recently golfed on a broken ankle. That’s why I took notice…
This Crypto Bear Market Is Not Like the Others
By Vin Narayanan on June 17, 2022
Crypto Market Musings The crypto markets have been crashing hard for the past seven days. After spending about a month trading around $30,000, bitcoin is now flirting with $20,000. Bad inflation news last Friday combined with increased fuel prices sparked a massive sell-off in the equities market on Monday. The S&P 500 closed
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Become a smarter investor in startups, crypto and cannabis by subscribing to our FREE newsletter filled with market research, trends and expert analysis.Bridging the Funding Gap for LGBTQ+ Startup Founders
By Allison Brickell on June 15, 2022
Underrepresented founders — including people of color, women and members of the LGBTQ+ community — have historically received a very small piece of the venture capital (VC) funding pie. Female founders received just 2% of all U.S. VC dollars in 2021 — the lowest percentage since 2016. In 2019,…
New Crypto Legislation to Be Optimistic About
By Vin Narayanan on June 10, 2022
Market Musings Bitcoin has been trading in a narrow range between $29,311 and $31,630 over the last seven days. Ethereum has been trading between $1,911 and $1,731. The trading range for both coins over the last 30 days has been a little wider, with bitcoin trading between $32,000 and $26,780 and ethereum trading between $2,437 and $1,724. That’s…