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Startup Insider: How to Build an Investment Thesis

Wherever you are on your investing journey, it’s important to have guiding principles. Once you understand your own interests and strengths as a startup investor, you can start to build an investment thesis to guide your decision making.  An investment thesis is an argument for a particular investment strategy that’s backed by research and analysis. It gives you a framework to work within so you’re not making investing decisions at random. It can also help you…

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Angel Insider: Investor Networking 101

By Early Investing on June 28, 2022

Startup investing is not for the faint of heart. It requires research, financial analysis and an understanding of how businesses operate. Each and every investor must decide for themselves what their risk tolerance is, how much they can afford to lose and what investment approach works best for…
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Behind the Pick: A New Way of Diversifying

By Early Investing on June 24, 2022

The crypto markets are in rough shape right now. So it’s more important than ever for crypto investors to diversify their portfolios.  In crypto, diversifying usually means investing in a wide variety of spaces like decentralized finance (DeFi), interoperability, smart contracts, utility coins and more. But…
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Angel Insider: The Risks and Massive Rewards of Medtech Investing

By Early Investing on June 14, 2022

Medical technology — or medtech — is an incredibly innovative sector. From wearables to robotic surgeries to non-invasive health monitoring solutions, there are tons of ways that medtech is advancing and disrupting itself.  Early Investing co-founder Andy Gordon should know. He’s recommended many different medtech startups…
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Crypto Insider: A Common Crypto Investing Misconception

By Early Investing on June 13, 2022

Crypto investing and startup investing have a lot in common. When evaluating startups and crypto projects (many of which are startups themselves), investors need to consider the technology or service being offered, its customer base, traction, scalability and — perhaps most importantly — its founding team.
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Crypto Monitor: The Benefits of Utility Tokens

By Early Investing on June 10, 2022

Cryptocurrencies can serve a myriad of different purposes. Bitcoin, for example, can be a store of value or even a risk asset. Ethereum is used for smart contracts and serves as the backbone of the decentralized finance universe. Stablecoins, which are designed to maintain a fixed value over…
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Portfolio Update: CodeCombat Grows Revenue, Expands Customer Base

By Early Investing on June 9, 2022

We recommended CodeCombat almost two years ago in July 2020. The company develops video games that teach middle schoolers and high schoolers how to code. Since we recommended CodeCombat, the company has navigated the COVID-19 storm and is now growing sustainably and profitably. …
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Startup Insider: When a Startup Is Worth the Hype

By Early Investing on June 6, 2022

Sometimes it can seem like every founder claims that their company is “revolutionary.” Startups love to highlight how innovative they are. They’re doing something no one else has managed to do. They’re changing the world. Of course, many of those startups aren’t nearly as…
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Behind the Pick: The Importance of DeFi Diversification

By Early Investing on May 26, 2022

Memorial Day is rapidly approaching. So we expect many of our Crypto Asset Strategies subscribers to be preparing for a long weekend of relaxation.  With that in mind, we won’t keep you too long. We’ve got a lightning-fast version of Behind the…
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Crypto Insider: How to Handle the Crypto Bear Market

By Early Investing on May 23, 2022

The crypto bear market has been rough. Bitcoin started the year trading at around $47,000 and is currently trading for around $30,000. Ethereum started the year around $3,800 and is now around $2,000. And downtrending crypto prices are just one aspect of a bear market. Investor…
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Angel Insider: KingsCrowd Capital Fund Investment Opportunity

By Early Investing on May 17, 2022

Today we have a fund investment opportunity that we’re very excited about. It comes from KingsCrowd, the parent company of Early Investing. The KingsCrowd Capital Fund I is a basket of 100 early-stage startups. And…
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Startup Insider: The Evolution of Crowdfunding

By Early Investing on May 16, 2022

Break out the cake and champagne — it’s Regulation Crowdfunding’s sixth anniversary! On May 16, 2016, Regulation Crowdfunding — or Reg CF — went into effect and allowed startups to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding. Reg CF was first made possible by the JOBS Act,…
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Crypto Monitor: Crypto Investing When There’s Blood in the Streets

By Early Investing on May 13, 2022

The crypto markets are a bloodbath right now. Bitcoin crashed around 22% over the last week, dipping down to $26,638 on Thursday. And the crypto markets as a whole lost more than 16% of their overall capitalization overnight.  Investors…
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Startup Insider: Winc Explores Sake, Non-Alcoholic Wines and More

By Early Investing on May 9, 2022

The wine market was worth $64 billion in 2021 — and that’s just in the U.S. Yet this gargantuan industry has been sorely lacking in innovation. Until Winc came along, that is. Winc is a wine club…
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Crypto Insider: A Closer Look at Our Ethereum Competitor Recommendation

By Early Investing on May 2, 2022

Ethereum is a crucial network within the crypto ecosystem. It’s the backbone for much of the decentralized finance world. It’s by far the most popular network for decentralized apps. And most NFTs — which reached a trading volume of more than $17 billion last year — trade on…
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Behind the Pick: Our Take on a Unique Interoperability Coin

By Early Investing on April 29, 2022

Today we’re presenting Behind the Pick, a special edition of Crypto Monitor.  Last Friday, we recommended a new crypto to Crypto Asset Strategies subscribers: Stargate Finance. It’s an interoperability coin created by LayerZero, a startup backed by…