Ordinary folks who bought Twitter shares at the initial public offering did pretty well… As of today, they’re sitting on gains of about 50%. But investors who bought Twitter shares pre-IPO – when the company was still private, but on the train towards a public offering – made a fortune. Given the profit…
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“This was the hottest deal in Silicon Valley…” This quote, courtesy of CNN Money, is from Lars Dalgaard. Lars is a partner of Andreessen Horowitz, a top-tier venture capital firm. He was glowing about their latest deal – a $15 million round for an online company called Zenefits. “I’ve never seen a…
Today I’m going to bring you behind the scenes of an amazing company. At one point, it was coming apart at the seams – ground zero for backstabbing, bitter rivalries and high-stakes power struggles. Amazingly, it turned into one of the great start-up success stories of our time. In the next few…
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I was “carded” recently outside a swanky club in downtown NYC. It was a 30-second inconvenience. And, frankly, at my age, having to prove that I’m 21 just makes me smile. But I got “carded” in a different way a few days later – and this time it was a…
It’s time once again for a Pop Quiz For Profits! Ready? Here we go… What do these 3 start-ups have in common? Uber, a taxi company Airbnb, a service that arranges short-term lodging Nest, a maker of thermostats Need a hint? It’s a six-letter word for dull. That’s right, folks. Taxis,…
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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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My bank insults me. They slap my face and give me the bird. One-tenth of 1% interest on my savings accounts? C’mon. That insults my intelligence. It mocks my wallet. But now, thanks to new crowdfunding sites that focus on yield, I can slap them back. Today we’re going to…
$1 trillion is a ridiculous number. With 12 zeroes, it takes a couple of inches just to write it: $1,000,000,000,000. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, here’s a little piece of trivia for you: For the first time ever, U.S. student loan debt now exceeds $1 trillion. After home…
Today, once again, we’re breaking out our 2014 “crystal ball”! We’re offering up a prediction about a major business trend, and dishing out advice about how to make money from it through equity crowdfunding. Let’s start with a quote: “Take teenagers 20 years ago and ask them would they rather…
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Get ready for action… Over the next several weeks, we’re going to break out our “crystal ball”! Wondering who’s going to win the Super Bowl, or the men’s downhill in the Winter Olympics? Umm, if so, you might be reading the wrong email… But if you’re looking for predictions about…
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