Author: 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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Republic Note: Invest NOW for a Lifetime of Revenue
Deal Details Startup: Republic Core Security type: Profit-sharing token Cap: $8 million Price per note: $0.12 Minimum investment: $100 Where to invest: Republic Deadline: Today (The $8 million cap is almost sold out. Anyone with a serious interest should invest immediately.) I’ve come across dozens of digital tokens built…
Invest in the Next Generation of Coders
By Andy Gordon on July 16, 2020
Deal Details Startup: CodeCombat Security type: Preferred equity Valuation: $25 million Share price: $1.71 Stage: Series A Minimum investment: $500 Where to invest: SeedInvest Deadline: August 7. (But campaign may end earlier if maximum target is reached.) CodeCombat…
Grading the SEC’s Proposed Crowdfunding Changes
By Andy Gordon on July 15, 2020
The SEC is about to make a series of modifications to equity crowdfunding regulations. These updates come a little more than four years after it first enabled regular investors like you and me to crowdfund startups. Back then, the SEC was mostly concerned with protecting investors.
Portfolio Update: Cityzenith Valuation Jumps on Rapid Progress
By Andy Gordon on July 13, 2020
It’s full speed ahead for Cityzenith. We recommended the digital twin visualization software company to you last August. It’s made tremendous progress in almost 12 months. In fact, so many good things are happening at once, it’s hard to know where…
The Republic Note is an Opportunity Unlike Any Other
By Andy Gordon on July 8, 2020
Crowdfunding has come a long way. It’s far more diverse and interesting than it was just a year ago. There are investment portals that now offer a way to buy and sell shares of startups whose raises have ended. There are portals that offer crowdfunders shares of startups…
Invest in Fixing the Trucking Industry
By Andy Gordon on July 1, 2020
Deal Details Startup: Fleeting Security type: Crowd SAFE Discount: 20% Valuation (cap): $10 million Minimum investment: $100 Where to invest: Republic Deadline: Invest ASAP! Raise is almost filled up What I do is very simple. I try to find very…
Invest in the Startup Changing HR
By Andy Gordon on June 25, 2020
TV has made dysfunctional families (Arrested Development) and companies (The Office) cute and funny. They’re not. And maybe that’s why we watch these shows. If we don’t laugh, we’d probably cry. I’m not sure how one would restore a dysfunctional family to emotional health. But now there’s a remarkable company…
Startup Founders Leaning Into COVID-19 Economy
By Andy Gordon on June 24, 2020
It’s been surprisingly difficult to pigeonhole the effects of COVID-19 on startups. I’ve reached out to many startups to see how they’re doing in the current market. And much to my surprise, many founders have told me that COVID-19 is a “net positive” for their companies. None have…
Investors Should Avoid Getting Hertz
By Andy Gordon on June 17, 2020
Hertz is the latest example of baffling investor behavior. On May 22nd (the Friday leading into Memorial Day weekend), bankruptcy rumors caused the car-rental company’s stock to drop 7.5%. The rumors turned out to be true. Hertz officially filed for bankruptcy that night. And by the…
Last Chance to Invest in Disrupting CVS and Walgreens
By Andy Gordon on June 15, 2020
Time is running out to invest in NowRx. When we urged you to invest last November, it was a compelling opportunity. Since then, it’s gone from compelling to irresistible. Growth has taken off. And Friday is…
Invest in the Startup That’s Securing Biometrics
By Andy Gordon on June 11, 2020
Deal Details Startup: Trust Stamp Security type: Preferred equity Valuation: $25 million Share price: $7.79 Stage: Series A Minimum investment: $997 Where to invest: SeedInvest Deadline: July 19.
Bringing Inclusion to Startup Investing
By Andy Gordon on June 10, 2020
Crowdfunding can’t fix the social ills of this country by itself. But it can be part of the solution. New companies — with 99% of their growth ahead of them — are the economic engine of the U.S. Per dollar of revenue, they hire more people…
COVID-19 Hasn’t Ruined Your Startup Investments
By Andy Gordon on June 4, 2020
One of these days (hopefully soon) my colleague Vin and I will sit down in front of a camera and discuss the best and worst things about startup investing in the middle of a pandemic. But before that happens, I’ve been tossing around a couple of ideas I…
Choosing Between Stocks and Startups
By Andy Gordon on June 3, 2020
When it comes to investing, there’s no lack of choices. The trick is making the right one. And those choices look a lot different now than they did before COVID-19 hit. Stock investors, in particular, need to recalibrate their strategies. There are two basic options for…
TradeFox’s COVID-19 Pivot May Change Industry
By Andy Gordon on June 1, 2020
COVID-19 has hit TradeFox harder than most companies in our First Stage Investor portfolio. As a trade analytics company (primarily in scrap metal and recyclables), TradeFox provides business reports on more than 110,000 companies worldwide. It was doing great…
Invest In A Wine Startup With A Massive Inventory
By Andy Gordon on May 28, 2020
Deal Details Startup: Yahyn Security type: Common equity Round size: Up to $20 million Valuation: $4,955,781 Share price: $44.38 Minimum investment: $133.14 Raise: Seed Investment Portal: Netcapital Deadline: June 30, 2020 COVID-19 is changing our world in so many ways. Socially. Professionally.