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Q&A: Think Long Term With Pre-IPO Investments; Living on Bitcoin
By Vin Narayanan on July 15, 2018
When you invest in a pre-IPO startup, you to need to wait (for now) for one of two key events to profit on your investment.
News Fix: Venture Capital Funding Rising to New Heights
By Vin Narayanan on July 14, 2018
A strong economy has venture capital firms funding startups at a rate we haven’t seen since 2000.
How Marijuana Will Change the World
By Adam Sharp on July 13, 2018
The end of cannabis prohibition is near. The implications for society are excellent.
Portfolio and Crypto Market Update
By Adam Sharp on July 13, 2018
First, a quick market update. The markets have been a bit shaken by a few small hacks in the past few weeks. But overall, crypto prices have been fairly resilient recently. Weak hands are still being shaken out of the market, but the pace of selling has slowed dramatically, which…
New Recommendation: EnergyFunders
By Adam Sharp on July 12, 2018
Deal Details Security type: Convertible note (will convert into shares in the future at no higher than a $10 million valuation) Valuation: $10 million cap Minimum investment: $1,000 Investment Portal: SeedInvest Raise: Series A Link to invest EnergyFunders is an investment platform…
Market/Product Fit Is Critical in Investing
By Andy Gordon on July 11, 2018
Andy Gordon uses some of the world’s biggest product failures to illustrate a critical rule in investing.
Diversifying and Finding Investment-Worthy Startups
By Early Investing on July 8, 2018
Early Investing co-founders Andy Gordon and Adam Sharp answer questions about diversifying your cryptocurrency portfolio and where to find pre-IPO startups to invest in.
Big Investors Gear Up for Bitcoin
By Vin Narayanan on July 7, 2018
Prices of bitcoin rallied this week as institutional investors began moving in, and one big company showed how serious it was about blockchain.
Being Greedy at the Right Time
By Adam Sharp on July 6, 2018
Emotional trading is the enemy of all investors. Here’s how to properly invest.
Crypto Monitor: Priming the Institutional Pump
By Vin Narayanan on July 6, 2018
Summary For months now, we’ve been talking about a wave of institutional money that’s about to enter the cryptocurrency space. Now it’s on the verge of coming to fruition. Adam Sharp and Andy Gordon discuss the latest developments on that front, what’s happening in the bitcoin/crypto markets,…
To Understand Bitcoin’s “Intrinsic” Value, Look No Further Than Diamonds
By Vin Narayanan on July 5, 2018
Editor’s note: Vin Narayanan here, stepping in for a vacationing Andy Gordon. Over the next few weeks, you’re going to be hearing more from me as Andy and Adam Sharp take some well-deserved time off. But that doesn’t mean you have to do without them while they’re at the beach!…
Andy Gordon Gives Amazon’s PillPack Acquisition a “4”
By Andy Gordon on July 4, 2018
Andy Gordon isn’t impressed by Amazon’s $1 billion purchase of PillPack. He explains why here.
New Recommendation: NowRx
By Andy Gordon on July 2, 2018
Deal Details Security type: Preferred Equity Round size: Up to $7 million Valuation: $20 million Share price: $2.00 Minimum investment: $1,000 Investment portal: SeedInvest Raise: Series A Of all the things that you can order…
Crypto Insiders on the Best Investment Opportunities
By Allison Brickell on July 2, 2018
A Foley & Lardner survey of cryptocurrency executives revealed a lot of interesting things about where the crypto industry may be heading... and where things are still murky.
Mailbag: Defining Arbitrage and Coinbase Customer Service
By Early Investing on July 1, 2018
Andy Gordon answers a question about arbitrage while Adam Sharp goes behind the Coinbase headlines.