Archive: Archive: 2019

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Airdrop Alert: Huddl

By Adam Sharp on February 5, 2019

Huddl is a promising new crypto project. It’s a new financial services company that gives all investors access to sophisticated Wall Street trading strategies and the ability to invest in hedge funds and alternative asset classes (private equity, commercial real estate, etc.). The Huddl token will play an important role on this planned platform. The Huddl investment platform aims to offer users lower fees and minimum investments ($5) on these products, which are typically out of reach for most investors.
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Don’t Fall for Another Theranos

By Andy Gordon on February 4, 2019

There’s no excuse for investors not to do their due diligence. Especially in healthcare startups.

Employee Happiness Can Drive Startup Success

By Allison Brickell on February 4, 2019

For startups, employee happiness can have a big impact on the bottom line.
In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team tackles the top mistake founders make and what’s behind the Fed’s pausing rate hikes.
This week’s News Fix tackles the new attorney general nominee’s surprising pot views, Chipotle’s mentorship program and the most popular stock on Robinhood.
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Crypto Monitor: Keeping an Eye on New Altcoins

By Allison Brickell on February 1, 2019

In this week’s Crypto Monitor, we’ve found some interesting altcoins that warrant additional investigations... and institutional investment is picking up the pace.

Equity Crowdfunding Is Hitting Its Stride

By Adam Sharp on February 1, 2019

Software is changing the way every business operates. It spells trouble for large, debt-laden companies that are slow to modernize their tech, but it’s a huge opportunity for startups.
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In this week’s Cannabis Report, a new cannabis company joins the Canadian Securities Exchange, Florida aims to ease up industry requirements and California’s legal market suffocates under heavy taxes.

tZERO Tries Tokenization

By Andy Gordon on January 30, 2019

Tokenization is coming. The question is, who will lead the charge?
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Market Volatility Could Bring Cheaper Startup Deals

By Andy Gordon on January 28, 2019

The U.S. government shutdown’s impact on startups hasn’t been as bad as you may think.

Massachusetts Turns to Marijuana to Stay Warm

By Allison Brickell on January 28, 2019

Last week, Massachusetts saw its recreational marijuana sales climb to a record high before dropping down to a major low as a major winter storm rolled through.
In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team tackles startups that switch portals and crypto critics who love the blockchain.
In this week’s News Fix, we’re covering crypto taxes, the need for startup lawyers and the insanity of keeping track of conflicting marijuana regulations.

The Fed Is Broke, Cannabis Treats Autism and More…

By Adam Sharp on January 25, 2019

Adam reviews his top news items of the week, including the Fed being insolvent, cannabis treating autism, and much more...

Market Update and Keeping an Eye on New Coins

By Adam Sharp on January 25, 2019

Dear Member, Crypto markets have been relatively stable over the past few weeks. Unfortunately, the government shutdown has slowed the launch of major upcoming platforms, such as Bakkt and Fidelity Digital Assets, as they cannot receive approval to begin operating from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission until it’s over. However,…
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Poll: Can You Explain Bitcoin?

By Allison Brickell on January 24, 2019

In our last poll, we learned about First Stage Investor subscribers’ 2019 investment goals. This month, we’re taking a deeper dive into crypto.