Andy Gordon

I made my chops as an entrepreneur and investor with over 30 years of experience at building wealth for myself and others. I graduated from the London School of Economics a year after the bicentennial. By the way, this is the same school that produced 34 heads of state including John F. Kennedy… and another 18 Nobel Laureates…

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Andy Gordon
January 14, 2021 2 days ago

New Pick: Invest in Incredibly Accurate and Fast Food Safety Tests

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Andy Gordon
January 13, 2021 3 days ago

Developing Battery Tech for the Future

There are lithium batteries in your smartphones… your laptops… and hybrid vehicles. Lithium represents 70%-to-90% of the battery market — and that market is about to soar. The lithium battery…

Andy Gordon
January 6, 2021 1 week ago

WeWork Disaster Shows Crowdfunding’s Advantages

Just this week, I came across an intriguing startup investment opportunity. A Philadelphia-based company was offering shared office space for physicians and related medical practices. Doctors — especially those just…

Andy Gordon
December 14, 2020 1 month ago

New Pick: The Startup That’s Revolutionizing Visual Marketing

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Andy Gordon
December 7, 2020 1 month ago

New Pick: Invest in Food Robotics That Works

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Andy Gordon
November 19, 2020 2 months ago

2021 Forecast: How Biden Will Affect Startups

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Andy Gordon
November 18, 2020 2 months ago

What to Do When a Startup Goes Public

Every investor would love to have my dilemma. One of my First Stage Investor portfolio companies will be listing on a public stock market (also known as going public or…

Andy Gordon
November 16, 2020 2 months ago

Can Robots Invest Better Than Us?

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Andy Gordon
November 12, 2020 2 months ago

New Pick: Invest in the Future of Soda

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Andy Gordon
November 5, 2020 2 months ago

What the New Reg CF Limit Means for Founders

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Andy Gordon
November 4, 2020 2 months ago

Brick-and-Mortar Retail Isn’t Dying

Thank goodness this isn’t the 80’s. If COVID-19 happened back then, we’d be in a full-blown depression by now. The rolling shutdown of non-essential stores and restaurants across the country…

Andy Gordon
November 2, 2020 2 months ago

New Portal Joins the Crowdfunding Scene

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Andy Gordon
October 29, 2020 3 months ago

New Pick: Invest in Modernizing an Industry

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Andy Gordon
October 28, 2020 3 months ago

SEC Limits on Startups Raising Money Will Be Eased in 2021

The slow-moving, overly cautious SEC is finally doing the right thing. It’s reportedly raising the limit on Reg CF funding from $1 million to $5 million. That means when a…

Andy Gordon
October 22, 2020 3 months ago

What Went Wrong With Quibi

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