Turn $50,000 into $50 million. The headline above isn’t just meant to get your attention. It’s meant to illustrate, with real figures, how the average historical returns from angel investing can turn a small nest egg into a vast sum. Despite the seemingly unbelievable prospect of turning $50,000 into $50 million, these…
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Every year, Forbes Magazine publishes the “Midas List” – a list of the top U.S. venture capital firms. The folks on this list are professional investors with a track record of success – so if you’re interested in early-stage investing and want to emulate the best of the best, you should…
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“Double down!” my friend Walter screamed in my ear. “DOUBLE DOWN!” It was my 18th birthday, and my first time playing blackjack in a casino. I grew up in New York City, where, among my group of friends, the right of passage when we turned 18 was to make a…
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“What year is it?” That’s what I heard when I picked up my phone yesterday. It was an old friend on the line, someone I used to work with on Wall Street. “Umm, 2013?” I replied. “Good, just checking – because based on this Twitter IPO, I thought it was…
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Pop quiz! Can you name the movie these lines are from? Iceman: “You can be my wingman any time.” Maverick: “Bull@%&$! You can be mine.” I know, I know: that was an easy one. Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in “Top Gun.” But here’s why it’s such an easy one.…
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You’ve heard us say it time and time again: when it comes to early-stage investing, it pays to be a follower! On Wednesday, Matt showed you how to follow Venture Capitalists into equity crowdfunding deals » That’s a super smart strategy for finding high-quality investments that brand name “VCs” are putting money…
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“Jumptap just sold for $200 million!” The breaking news about Jumptap, a mobile advertising company, came to me by email. It made me smile. It’s not every day that an early-stage company sells for 9 figures. And with a $200 million sale, the investors must have made a fortune! I…
Slipping a tight blazer over his tee-shirt, the entrepreneur bounded onto the stage. He glowed with confidence as he presented the vision for “Qwiki,” his technology start-up: Qwiki would automatically create short videos on search terms like Albert Einstein orLady Gaga. With sight, sound and motion, the search experience would become entertaining…
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