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Startup Insider: 2020 Is the Year of the Investor

In the final part of our interview with SeedInvest’s Alex Tynion, we look toward the future. Because 2020 is the year of the investor.

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Startup Investing Master Class: How to Bag a Unicorn

By Early Investing on January 14, 2020

Unicorns are the ultimate prize for an early investor. Here’s how to identify and invest in them before everyone else does.
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Startup Insider: A Successful Founder Must Weather the Storm

By Early Investing on January 13, 2020

In Part 2 of our Startup Insider interview with Alex Tynion, we discuss what makes a founder successful... and what makes them fail.
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Startup Insider: What It’s Like in the SeedInvest Bullpen

By Early Investing on January 6, 2020

In Part 1 of our interview with SeedInvest Principal Alex Tynion, we learn how SeedInvest vets startups, how the team handles valuations and more.
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First Stage Investor​: Best of 2019

By Early Investing on December 23, 2019

The ​First Stage Investor ​team covered a lot of ground this year. Here are our favorite pieces of 2019.
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Startup Insider: Cityzenith Builds an All-Star Team

By Early Investing on December 16, 2019

In Part 2 of our Startup Insider interview with Cityzenith, we learn that the company has some exciting projects in its pipeline.

Mailbag: When to Sell and When to Hold

By Early Investing on December 13, 2019

In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team addresses when to sell shares after a startup IPOs and how to handle a failing startup investment.
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Startup Insider: Cityzenith Is Inking a Big New Partnership Deal

By Early Investing on December 9, 2019

In today’s Startup Insider, we catch up with Cityzenith CEO Michael Jansen and learn about the company’s upcoming projects, partnerships and more.

Mailbag: To Short or Not to Short

By Early Investing on December 6, 2019

In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team explains whether it recommends shorting U.S. stocks and what happens to your shares when a startup gets bought out.
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Startup Insider: The “Smart Money” Is Following the Crowdfunders

By Early Investing on December 2, 2019

In Part 3 of our Startup Insider interview with Chris Lustrino, we discuss some of our favorite startups, problems in the crowdfunding space and why we need to retire the phrase “smart money.”
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Startup Insider: Which Comes First, Dollars or Deal Flow?

By Early Investing on November 25, 2019

In Part 2 of our Startup Insider interview with Chris Lustrino, we chat about the growing equity crowdfunding space, startup funding strategies and more.

Mailbag: Commit or Go Home

By Early Investing on November 22, 2019

In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team addresses pot stocks and startup investing commitments.
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Startup Investing Master Class: Understanding Crowdfunding Portals

By Early Investing on November 19, 2019

As a startup investor, you’ve got to peruse a lot of potential deals. But where can you find them? That’s where crowdfunding portals come in. These sites offer a platform for startups and investors to find each other. Portals allow investors to access startups’ offering circulars, goals, founder Q&As and…
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Startup Insider: The Strategy of a Founder Plus the Knowledge of an Investor

By Early Investing on November 18, 2019

The First Stage Investor team sits down with Chris Lustrino, CEO and founder of KingsCrowd, to learn what his company has done so far, what it’s like to be on both the founder and investor side of things, and more.
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Cannabis Report: Why You Should Own These Five Cannabis Stocks

By Early Investing on November 14, 2019

In this special edition of the Cannabis Report, Adam Sharp joins us to explain why he’s so excited about the new ​First Stage Investor​ cannabis portfolio.
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Startup Insider: How NowRx Is Creating the Ultimate Customer Service Experience

By Early Investing on November 11, 2019

In Part 3 of our Startup Insider interview with NowRx, we take a deep dive into the founders’ strategy.