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Crash Course: Online Startup Investing Explained
Written by Adam Sharp on September 26, 2016 101 – What Is Online Startup Investing? We hear a lot about “game changers” and “revolutionary changes.” But most of these “breakthroughs” are marketing hype. Not this one though. Investing in private companies online is the most important new market we’ve seen in decades. And to clarify, I’m speaking mostly about early-stage…
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Crash Course: Online Startup Investing Explained
101 – What Is Online Startup Investing? We hear a lot about “game changers” and “revolutionary changes.” But most of these “breakthroughs” are marketing hype. Not this one though. Investing in private companies online is the most important new market we’ve seen in decades. And to clarify, I’m speaking mostly about early-stage investments here. This is different than the pre-IPO…
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First Stage Investor – Issue No. 2
Investments: Why the Day-to-Day Matters for the Long Run By Adam Sharp Dear First Stage Investor Member, Welcome to issue No. 2 of First Stage Investor. And welcome new members. We just hit 4,400 subscribers, way ahead of projections. And that’s a great thing. Because the larger we are, the more influence we have. There have been three recent developments…
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Episode 44 – Early Investing w/ Kendrick (Ken) Nguyen, a founder of Republic.co
This episode features Kendrick (Ken) Nguyen, a founder of Republic.co and a former legal expert at AngelList. Republic is new to the equity crowdfunding arena, but it has a very established pedigree. This venture is part of the AngelList family and has tremendous potential to popularize equity crowdfunding. Don’t miss this one!
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Score 100X Gains From This Coming $58 Billion Market Disrupter
Perhaps I should start with a personal story about how I shop… Well, actually how my wife shops. She does the buying for both of us. And she’s good at it. Time and again, she finds the best products at the best prices. Back in the day, that used to mean going through countless catalogs and stacks of coupons. But…
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First Stage Investor – Issue No. 1
Four Steps to Become a Successful Private Investor Today By Adam Sharp, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor Dear Member, Welcome! And thank you for joining First Stage Investor. As promised, I have three recommendations in this issue that I can’t wait to tell you about. But before I do, I want to take the time to help familiarize you with this…
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The Best Places to Invest Online: Portals to Find High-Quality Equity Crowdfunding Deals
Investing in private companies online is a brand new experience for most investors. Luckily, my co-founder, Andy Gordon, and I have been doing this for a while. And we know the established players in the space. For now, we’re going to highlight the top three equity crowdfunding “portals” where you can find and make investments. These portals are sites where…
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The Best Places to Invest Online: Portals to Find High-Quality Equity Crowdfunding Deals
.main article time{display:none;} Investing in private companies online is a brand new experience for most investors. Luckily, my co-founder, Andy Gordon, and I have been doing this for a while. And we know the established players in the space. For now, we’re going to highlight the top three equity crowdfunding “portals” where you can find and make investments. These portals…
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Reminder: Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners Fund (Exclusive)
Dear Startup Investor, Time is running out… Your chance to invest alongside Barbara Corcoran (of Shark Tank fame) and her partner, savvy veteran investor Phil Nadel, won’t be around much longer. On December 31, the fund officially closes. This is your last chance to participate in an opportunity brimming with upside. Barbara and Phil have demonstrated time and again…
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Conference Call With Phil Nadel of BCVP
Dear Startup Investor, Thanks to everyone who joined our recent conference call with Phil Nadel of Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners. For those who missed the call, you can listen to a recording here. We covered a lot during the 45-minute call. Phil explained, in detail, what he looks for in promising early-stage investments. It’s a great primer for anyone…
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New Recommendation: Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners Fund (Exclusive)
Dear Startup Investor, We’ve been working on this next recommendation for a while. It took some doing, but we’ve arranged a unique opportunity for you to invest alongside Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners (BCVP). It’s an early-stage fund with a $10,000 minimum investment. For $10,000, you’ll get access to equity in 10 to 20 startups in the form of a fund…
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What’s Next
Dear Startup Investor, I’ve always been keenly aware that we’re a startup living and investing in a startup world. We monitor the progress of startups we like. We also write about the changes taking place among our favorite startup portals and incubators. But who tracks us? Who writes about us? We don’t draw much attention from the media. Really,…
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Early-Stage Fund Enters Its Final Days
Dear Startup Investor, We’ve been working closely with MicroVentures these past few months, helping its team to continue to identify great young startups for the early-stage fund we recommended to you in late March. It’s such a wonderful opportunity, I’ve urged, pleaded and cajoled Bill Clark into keeping the fund open. Bill is the CEO of MicroVentures. He does…
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Portfolio Update
Dear Startup Investor, Summer is around the corner. A good time to kick back and relax? At least just a little? A far-fetched notion for the seven startups we’re updating below. They’re busier than ever, from hopping from festival to festival (Bohemian Guitars) to wrapping up current fundraising efforts (Ansa). Here’s the full scoop on the summer plans of…
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Wefunder Deal Closes Friday
Dear Startup Investor, One of our favorite recommendations, Wefunder.com, closes this Friday, April 24. We’ve known the team for a while, and believe it can grow the company into a very large and profitable one. Wefunder is a “portal” site that offers startup investments. It competes with AngelList, Ourcrowd, FundersClub and others. It earns money by collecting “carried interest”…
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Portfolio Update
Dear Startup Investor, March was a busy month for our companies. Appvance, SpeechTrans and Connect made significant upgrades to their products. And our two startup portal companies continue to upgrade and expand. Below we update you on nine of our 23 holdings (not including our latest recommendation)… That’s the early-stage fund we’re doing with our friends at MicroVentures. The…