When life gets bumpy, some people ask, “Why me?” To avoid a bumpy ride when investing in early-stage companies, it’s best to ask, “Why now?” The above passage is from the “7th Commandment” section of our whitepaper, The 10 Commandments of Crowdfund Investing, which can be found on our Resources…
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This is Part 3 of a 3-Part Adventure. To read Parts 1 and 2, start with our post below from July 17. You know how male peacocks flash their bright colors to attract the ladies? A short, tanned guy was walking towards me on Fifth Ave. Stuffed into the chest…
The paperback book came flying at me like a drunk bird. It hit my chest and dropped to my lap. “Read it,” said the short-tempered money manager (and book-thrower) who’d been interviewing me for a job on Wall Street. “Then we’ll talk.” So I read the book. And a few…
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This is Part 2 of a 3-Part Adventure. To read Part 1, see blog post below from July 17. “Great company,” said the man in the bow tie. “But it’s looking like a crappy investment.” I was sitting on a swanky leather couch in a Fifth Avenue office, chatting with…
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Sweaty palms. Rapid heartbeat. Bulging eyes. Uh oh. Was I having a heart attack? No. After taking a deep breath, I recognized the symptoms. What I had wasn’t dangerous to my health; it was dangerous to my wallet. What I had was greed.Let me rewind the clock a couple of months…
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