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Mailbag: Defining Reasonable Revenue Growth

By Early Investing on October 27, 2019

In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team explains reasonable revenue growth numbers and underperforming IPOs.

News Fix: The Two-Minute Drill Version

By Vin Narayanan on October 26, 2019

In the news this week: Adam Neumann gets a hefty severance package, Indian startups have a record year and the Senate finally starts thinking about marijuana research.

How Will We Deal With All the Debt?

By Adam Sharp on October 25, 2019

Today, we explore the options that countries around the world have for paying off their unsustainable debt.
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Summary The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected yet another Bitwise bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal. This is exactly what we expected to happen. But this time, the SEC did something we didn’t expect: It actually gave constructive feedback in the form of a detailed 112-page response. Adam…
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Don’t Invest Based on Sector

By Adam Sharp on October 24, 2019

Here’s why you should avoid deals in “hot” industries that don’t have any real traction.

China’s Industrial Espionage Is Bad Policy

By Andy Gordon on October 23, 2019

China is in the news again for industrial espionage. And it’s a reflection of how far off course the country has gotten.
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Here are five tips for investing in startups online. (And don’t forget to have fun!)
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Airdrop Alert: Republic Note

By Adam Sharp on October 22, 2019

This week’s airdrop is the Republic Note, a digital token that comes from one of our favorite startup investing sites.
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In Part 2 of our interview with David Nikzad, we learn more about his company Orthogonal Thinker and what it’s doing to improve the world.
A new study shows legal recreational marijuana in Florida could dramatically increase the number of cannabis jobs in the state. Here’s how close the state is to legalization.

Mailbag: Lessons Learned From Bad Investments

By Early Investing on October 20, 2019

In this week’s Mailbag, Andy Gordon shares what he learned from the worst investment he ever made and Adam Sharp explains why he’s not buying Beyond Meat.
In the news this week: Pennsylvania introduces a comprehensive marijuana legalization bill, the former CFTC chair calls for a digital dollar and Canva’s valuation gets a boost.
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The SEC has yet again rejected a bitcoin ETF proposal. But it’s not all bad news.

Perfect Storm for Bitcoin

By Adam Sharp on October 18, 2019

The upcoming bitcoin halving and brewing financial chaos are creating a perfect storm for bitcoin prices.
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Cannabis Report: Uncertainty Should Be Baked Into the Market

By Early Investing on October 17, 2019

The cannabis industry is taking it too personally when just one or two companies have a bad day. Fortunately, there are buying opportunities amid the bad news.

Why Big Budgets Can Lead to Low Returns

By Andy Gordon on October 16, 2019

The most successful IPOs over the past decade all have one thing in common. And it’s not revenue growth.