If you’re one of the 7.9 million people who tunes into ABC’s hit show, Shark Tank, then Mark Cuban needs no introduction. But just in case you’re not familiar with Mark, here are a few relevant facts: He made most of his $3 billion fortune by starting and selling technology companies, including selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo!…
Tags: Angel Investing Early-stage Investing Start-up Investing Shark Tank Mark Cuban The Angel Initiative
Last week, as part of The Angel Initiative, Wayne wrote about the massive profits investors can earn when they get in early. But here’s the thing: Historically, the only folks able to capture these profits were big venture funds. Recently, however, a series of “Big Bang” events changed everything: Now, not only can…
Editor’s Note: It’s “Behind the Scenes” month here at Crowdability. For the rest of March, we’ll bring you deep into a year-long research project we’ve been conducting. Internally, we’ve been calling this project “The Angel Initiative” – and during March, we’ll share the most exciting and profitable ideas that were born…
Tags: Angel Investing Facebook Google Mark Cuban The Angel Initiative
Today, I’ll tell you the amazing story of a once-mighty company. Formerly valued at $1 billion, it’s now being sold off for pennies on the dollar. Then I’m going to show you something even more important: How to ensure that you never invest in a business like that. From Fabulous… In 2011, a company called Fab…
Tags: Risk Of Ruin CrowdabilityIQ
When Jeff Huber was an infant, his left leg was amputated below the knee. He’d been born with a condition called fibular hemimelia. Jeff’s 25-years-old now and wears a high-tech prosthesis on his left leg. It cost him $23,000 – too expensive for many amputees, and not the type of delicate apparatus…
Tags: Facebook 3d Printing Zynga
What pops into your head when you think about start-ups? Young entrepreneurs in shower sandals trying to change the world? A dark, cramped room stacked with computers and blinking lights? Brilliant scientists tinkering with the human genome? For many folks, those are the images they think of. And frankly, those…
Tags: Early-stage Investing Start-ups Shark Tank Mark Cuban Video
Our friend Aitio dropped by our office last week. He wasn’t exactly “in the neighborhood…” But with his midnight blue Range Rover and a full-time driver, he doesn’t mind traveling a few extra blocks. Aitio used to be a general contractor in Queens, and he did pretty well. In 1997,…
Tags: Uber Kauffman Foundation Kauffman Study Howard Lindzon Paul Graham
Reflecting back on 2014, two stories stick in my head: One represents a well-worn route to riches, a route that’s losing steam. The other represents a new path to wealth – A path that’s gaining momentum. Drop in the Bucket The first story is about what happened in the market…
Late last year, we put together a little list for you: We reviewed everything we’d written… Found five of the most popular articles … And then compiled them into a list of “Must Reads" >> Based on the strong response we received, we decided to do it again this year. So…
Tags: 3d Printing Holidays Alternative Lending End Of The Stock Market Cybersecurity
Pop Quiz: Which portfolio would you rather have? A) A portfolio where 60% of the trades are winners? Or... B) A portfolio where only 30% of the trades are winners? The answer might surprise you… Rules for Investing Success A good friend of ours invited us for drinks recently at…
Sign up for our free newsletter to learn about crowdfunding
Thank you for subscribing!
Just enter your e-mail address below & get this guide instantly
No thanks, I’d like to continue making next to nothing in the stock market.
