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 60/40 Portfolio Doesn’t Work Anymore

It can be hard to see a bubble when you’re smack-dab in the middle of it. I think that describes our situation today. Let’s look at a few large tech stocks’ price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios.  Amazon: 115 Tesla: 918 Zoom: 522 These valuations are worrying. Yes, these companies have historically shown high growth. But at these kinds of levels, valuations are starting to get…

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The Hottest Sector in Venture Capital

By Adam Sharp on September 22, 2020

Generally speaking, I don’t believe that online startup investors should have a set-in-stone investment thesis. Since deals come to us, we have to invest in the most attractive ones that come along. If we stick to a certain industry or category, we screen out potentially good…
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Jim Cramer Goes Bullish on Bitcoin

By Adam Sharp on September 18, 2020

This week CNBC’s Jim Cramer sat down for a podcast interview with well-known crypto personality Anthony Pompliano (AKA “Pomp”). Cramer revealed that he owns “so much gold” — but he also said he plans to move 1% of his portfolio into bitcoin.

The Real Lesson of the Snowflake IPO

By Adam Sharp on September 18, 2020

On Wednesday, Snowflake (SNOW) went public in one of the most highly anticipated IPOs ever.  Snowflake is a cloud data platform that helps companies efficiently organize and analyze huge databases. The company’s revenue is growing at a rapid 133%…
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The Future of Venture Capital

By Adam Sharp on September 15, 2020

AngelList’s new rolling funds — which we discussed a few weeks back — are likely to change how the platform operates considerably.  The current system involves syndicate leads raising money on a deal-by-deal basis. I think…
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The Short-Term Threat to Crypto

By Adam Sharp on September 11, 2020

This week former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan — AKA “The Maestro” — talked with CNBC. It was a fascinating discussion, and I highly recommend watching. Here are some excerpts. “My overall view is that the inflation outlook is…

Learn How the Top VCs Choose Startups

By Adam Sharp on September 11, 2020

This week top-tier venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners released the original deal memos from some of their best startup investments. These memos provide a fascinating look at how VCs operate, think and make investment decisions. Today we’re going to look…
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Where the Best Deals Are

By Adam Sharp on September 8, 2020

Just after the COVID-19 lockdown began, startup deals slowed to a crawl. And they stayed at that pace for a few weeks. Now, things are roaring back. Many new early-stage investment funds have formed over the last few months. Competition for “hot” deals is crazier than…
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Expanding the Definition of Accredited Investors

By Adam Sharp on September 1, 2020

This week the SEC expanded its definition of “accredited investor” (AI). Now investment professionals — as well as certain other individuals and groups — can qualify without satisfying the SEC’s income or wealth requirements — $200,000 annual income for the last two years…
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Fidelity Doubles Down on Crypto

By Adam Sharp on August 28, 2020

As you all probably know, Fidelity is one of the biggest asset managers in the world. It boasts at least $2.46 trillion in assets under management (AUM).  That’s why the crypto world was shocked in 2018 when Fidelity announced that it was launching Fidelity Digital Assets…

Lessons Learned from More Than 100 Investments

By Adam Sharp on August 28, 2020

I’ve been investing in startups online for six years now. I’ve made small investments in more than 100 companies so far. I’ve also been part of three funds which invested in another 32 startups. Today I’m going to share some of the key lessons I’ve learned…
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How the Tech Exodus Affects VCs

By Adam Sharp on August 25, 2020

Last week I wrote about the current trend of businesses fleeing California. I believe this will be one of the defining issues of our time. California’s tech exodus can be traced to many deep and complex societal issues. California has taxes…
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A Glimpse of Bitcoin’s Future

By Adam Sharp on August 21, 2020

A couple of weeks ago something unprecedented happened. Microstrategy — a $1 billion+ publicly traded company — switched $250 million of its dollar reserves into bitcoin. Here’s an excerpt from a Coindesk report, which I strongly recommend reading.

Tech Companies Flee California (Finally)

By Adam Sharp on August 21, 2020

For the last 50 years, California has been the home to a huge portion of America’s tech companies. Specifically, an oversized chunk of tech companies are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA).  Here’s a list of just some of the major companies headquartered in…
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Don’t Choose Between Gold or Bitcoin

By Adam Sharp on August 14, 2020

This week, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy interviewed the Winklevoss twins about bitcoin. The Winklevoss twins are noted tech founders. Today they operate Gemini, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world. The interview was… strange.

Medicine’s Future is a Good Investment

By Adam Sharp on August 14, 2020

As humans, we all have trillions of microbes that live in and on our bodies. The “germs” (bacteria, viruses, fungi) present in and on a person are collectively known as a microbiome.  Growing up, many of us were taught that bacteria and…