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Getting Started With Your Pre-IPO Profits Subscription
Hello, and welcome to Pre-IPO Profits! I’m incredibly excited that you joined our new service. I can’t wait to share my knowledge of the private investing world with you. As an accredited investor, you have access to unique online investment options. Accredited investors make up only a tiny fraction of the U.S. population. But most of these investors don’t take…
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The Angel Investing Bible:
An Accredited Investor’s Guide to Online Startup InvestingPrivate startup investing waited until 2012 to embrace doing business online. That’s when MicroVentures, FundersClub and AngelList started offering accredited investors – those who make $200,000 a year individually or $300,000 as a couple OR those who have a net worth of $1 million (excluding a primary home) – the ability to invest online. Now, it’s one of the most…
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Angel Investing Bible
The Angel Investing Bible: An Accredited Investor’s Guide to Online Startup Investing Private startup investing waited until 2012 to embrace doing business online. That’s when MicroVentures, FundersClub and AngelList started offering accredited investors – those who make $200,000 a year individually or $300,000 as a couple OR those who have a net worth of $1 million (excluding a primary…
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Mailbag: How the Marijuana Industry Will Change, Crypto Must-Follows
Q: When Congress finally gets around to legalizing marijuana, state and local governments aren’t going to give up local control and grow requirements right away. So just how is the industry going to change when marijuana is legal at the federal level? A: You’re right. One of the biggest myths out there is that when Congress legalizes marijuana, a national…
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The Fed Is Broke, Cannabis Treats Autism and More…
Today we’re going to examine a number of important news stories. Let’s get started… The Fed Is Technically Insolvent. Should Anybody Care? When the Federal Reserve bailed out banks, it lent them untold gobs of money. It also bought a lot of their worst mortgage bonds. Now we’re beginning to see the effects these assets are having on the Fed’s…
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First Stage Investor: Issue No. 24
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First Stage Investor: Issue No. 21
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The ICO Landscape Is Changing
When I launched this service last year, I planned on having a mix of exchange-traded coin and ICO recommendations. Since then, however, the ICO landscape has changed… dramatically. The recent market pullback has cooled enthusiasm, but that’s not the primary problem. The bigger culprit is the fact that a large number of ICOs have recently decided to exclude U.S. investors…
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Attention Online Shoppers! The Best ICO Deals Happen Here
Sohrob Farudi called us last week. What followed was one of the most fascinating pitches Adam and I have ever heard. Sohrob is the co-founder and CEO of the FCFL (Fan-Controlled Football League). He’s starting a football league. Like the NFL, it has real players playing real games – but there’s a BIG DIFFERENCE. The fans call the plays… in…
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First Stage Investor: Issue No. 11
A Simple Guide to Budgeting Your Startup Portfolio By Adam Sharp, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor Investing in startups can be downright thrilling. Young companies brimming with potential can have that effect. However, it’s easy to get caught up in this uber-potential and invest too much in a single deal. That’s a mistake. So, today we’re going to cover suggested guidelines to…
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First Stage Investor – Issue No. 9
In preparing this month’s issue, we came across an opportunity that just couldn’t wait. (We sent you that information in a special alert on April 3. If you haven’t acted already, we recommend taking a look immediately.) Be sure to watch your inbox for messages titled “New Recommendation.” Often these opportunities are time-sensitive, so don’t count on them being in…
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First Stage Investor – Issue No. 8
Zoom In on This $163.5 Billion Opportunity Later This Month By Andy Gordon, Founder, First Stage Investor Editor’s Note: This is a preview of an expected investment opportunity in VirZOOM, a groundbreaking virtual reality startup company. As soon as the opportunity is live — perhaps as soon as a couple weeks — and our recommendation finalized, we’ll alert you on…
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First Stage Investor – Issue No. 8
Zoom In on This $163.5 Billion Opportunity Later This Month By Andy Gordon, Founder, First Stage Investor Editor’s Note: This is a preview of an expected investment opportunity in VirZOOM, a groundbreaking virtual reality startup company. As soon as the opportunity is live — perhaps as soon as a couple weeks — and our recommendation finalized, we’ll alert you on…
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First Stage Investor – Issue No. 6
Equity Crowdfunding Playbook Part 2: Key Players in Your Startup Ecosystem By Andrew Gordon, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a 12-part series called the First Stage Investor Equity Crowdfunding Playbook. Read more about the playbook here. Remember, investing in startups isn’t like investing in traditional stocks. The avenues to invest in startups are quite…
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First Stage Investor – Issue No. 5
New Recommendation: Whim More Dating, Less Texting By Adam Sharp, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor I’m excited to announce our newest recommendation. It’s a dating app called Whim. Unlike a majority of dating apps today, Whim is focused on facilitating actual dates. The problem with many other dating apps is that there’s not much real dating going on. It’s mostly texting…
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First Stage Investor – Issue No. 4
Dear First Stage Investor Member, Welcome to issue No. 4 of First Stage Investor. We’d like to start this month’s letter by addressing some feedback from members. We got quite a few emails this month, so let’s tackle those first. Question No. 1: “How do I make money from investments like these?” Investing in seed-stage private companies is quite different…