Author: Adam Sharp

Adam Sharp the founder of EarlyInvesting.com, a new e-letter focused on equity crowdfunding. He is an active investor in more than 50 startups. A former financial advisor, he also has extensive experience with internet marketing and financial writing. He has built 3 profitable web businesses.

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The Strength of Early-Stage Companies

We live in a remarkably disruptive time. New technologies are changing the way almost every industry operates. There’s a lot of opportunity for innovative companies to make a big impact. But we also live in a very unique time when it comes to finance and monetary policy. Interest rates have never been anywhere close to this low for this long. Money-savers are punished while those who take on debt — and risk — are rewarded. …

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2020 Turned Into a Great Year for Crypto

By Adam Sharp on December 31, 2020

It’s been an amazing year in crypto! We had a nasty dip in the spring — followed by a roaring comeback once people realized crypto was created for these economic times (massive money printing and even lower interest rates).  Things are truly starting to get interesting…
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Six Crypto Predictions for 2021

By Adam Sharp on December 23, 2020

Today I’m going to try to make some predictions about the crypto markets in 2021. Let’s dust off the crystal ball and get started. Here’s what I think will happen: Bitcoin will reach at least $50,000 next year. At least five more large publicly-traded…
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Investing in Startups Without Traction

By Adam Sharp on December 22, 2020

As a general rule, I prefer to invest in companies that are growing quickly. That means startups with plenty of traction. However, sometimes I do break that rule — and doing so recently produced a great outcome. Back in 2016, I invested in a…
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Crypto is Rising – And It’s Going to Last

By Adam Sharp on December 18, 2020

Cryptocurrencies moved up dramatically over the last week. From our portfolio bitcoin was up 25%, Decred was up 49%, XHV was up 45% and NANO was up 17%. This is what we’ve been waiting patiently for. Those of you who held…

Institutional Bitcoin Is Here to Stay

By Adam Sharp on December 18, 2020

It’s official. The institutional move into bitcoin is underway. Large multi-billion dollar firms are now coming into the market. And I think it’s just getting started. Insurance giant MassMutual announced last week that it had purchased $100 million worth of BTC.
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Rolling Funds Transforming AngelList

By Adam Sharp on December 15, 2020

Rolling funds on AngelList are continuing to pick up steam. And I’ve been thinking about what the long-term impact of these funds could be for a while now.  I believe that — like I said back in September…
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Crypto Pullback Provides Buying Opportunities

By Adam Sharp on December 11, 2020

Crypto prices have pulled back from recent highs over the last week. Bitcoin is trading around $18,000. Ethereum is around $548. Smaller altcoins on the whole have pulled back sharply. This is completely normal action during a bull market. A larger pullback wouldn’t surprise me either.

Beware Hot Tech Stocks

By Adam Sharp on December 11, 2020

As you might have heard, Airbnb had its long-awaited IPO (initial public offering) yesterday. Like a lot of hot public offerings this year, it was pure insanity. Airbnb’s IPO shares were initially priced at $68 — so that’s the price that a small group of well-connected…
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Look Beyond the Lockdowns for the Best Deals

By Adam Sharp on December 8, 2020

At the beginning of the pandemic, I thought startup investing volumes would drop dramatically throughout its duration. I was wrong. Venture capitalists and angel investors seem to be funding more companies than ever. And much of that funding is going to startups that are benefiting from…
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Don’t Be Fooled by Crypto Hype

By Adam Sharp on December 4, 2020

Lately I’ve been extremely bullish on crypto. And for good reason. But I want to take a step back today.  I want to make sure we don’t get too far ahead of ourselves. It will take time for these big institutional firms to fully move into…

The Biggest Change to Venture Capital Since Crowdfunding

By Adam Sharp on December 4, 2020

Note: In May, I wrote an article titled “The New Work From Home Economy.” Then in August, I wrote a piece called “Tech Companies Flee California (Finally).” I recommend reading those first if you haven’t.
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The Truth About Investment Sizes

By Adam Sharp on December 1, 2020

I’ve made well over 100 startup investments since 2014. Looking back, there are some mistakes I made early on that I wish I had avoided. One big one is I would get way too excited about some of the startups. I invested too much in my first 10…

Bitcoin: This Bull Run Is Going to be Epic

By Adam Sharp on November 20, 2020

The crypto bull market is heating up. Bitcoin is leading the way — it reached more than $18,000 this week. That’s approaching the all-time high of nearly $20,000. The last time bitcoin was near this price was December of 2017. Bitcoin’s price had risen from $434…
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The Trick to Evaluating Market Size

By Adam Sharp on November 17, 2020

One of the most important (and trickiest) factors to evaluate in startup investing is the size of the opportunity. How big can a startup  become? How big is the market it sells into — and how fast is it growing? Before investing in any startup, you…
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Crypto Rally Stays Strong

By Adam Sharp on November 13, 2020

Bitcoin and the alts have had an excellent few months recently. Bitcoin is over $16,000 and approaching new all-time highs. Altcoins are rallying with strength as well. I continue to believe that Bitcoin is the safest way to play this market. However, altcoins have come to…