“Wow, what a year!” said my Crowdability co-founder, Matt Milner. We were sitting on an Amtrak train headed back to New York City. We were sipping scotch and winding down after a whirlwind business trip. Matt was right – it has been a heck of a year – and we’ve…
Can you imagine losing $119 billion in a single day? That might sound like an impossible amount of money to lose in any amount of time, but in the high-stakes world of startups, it really can happen in a day. And whenever there’s a “loser” in a zero-sum situation like…
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It’s time for another pop quiz… Can you guess where this line is from? “A million dollars isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? A billion dollars.” Who guessed Justin Timberlake from the movie, “The Social Network”? Ding ding ding! Yes, Justin recited that line as he played the part of Sean Parker,…
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What do 8 of the 10 wealthiest people in the U.S. have in common? Aside from being able to fly private, the common thread is that each of them has made their fortune thanks to a startup. Let me explain… From tech titans like Bill Gates and Larry Ellison (founders…
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“Startup.” Ah, what an exciting word… It brings to mind the anticipation and wealth-building potential of being part of “The Next Facebook” or “The Next Google.” But for a handful of smart investors, the word “startup” conjures up something that’s a little less world changing, but (depending on how you…
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Here’s a mystery to solve: Last month, on a sunny Sunday afternoon, I strolled up Broadway and bought a pound of shrimp from a fancy seafood market called Citarella. These weren’t just any shrimp. They were “Extra Jumbos” from the Gulf of Mexico. I spent $10 for them — and…
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Investing can give you whiplash. One day it seems like you know exactly what you’re doing. The next day you turn on CNBC and some “talking head” is preaching about how wrong you are. In the late 90’s, you were “missing out” if you weren’t investing in dot-com companies. In 2001, you…
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Warren Buffett – renowned investor and 2nd richest man in the country after Bill Gates – once wrote an article called, “The Superinvestors of Graham & Doddsville.” With a title that sounds like a Dr. Seuss book, it rebutted a popular theory on the stock market called “efficient market theory”…
Video games that can cure cancer… Computerized contact lenses… A train that travels at the speed of sound… It’s exciting to hear about far-out ideas like these when they show up in the news. But like many “big ideas,” they can be closer to science fiction than to reality. Actually,…
“Can I really make money with equity crowdfunding? I mean, does this even make sense for someone like me? I’m not a 'professional' investor.” Every week, we receive emails from Crowdability subscribers asking different versions of this same question. Most investors agree that equity crowdfunding sounds promising and exciting, but…
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