Normally, the world of early-stage investing is shrouded in secrecy... The professional start-up investors known as Venture Capitalists tend to keep their investment returns a closely-guarded secret. But in a rare shift, one of the most renowned firms in Silicon Valley just made its returns public... And the results are…
Back in 2001, oil was trading at about $30 per barrel. At the time, just a single oil company (Exxon) was on the list of the world’s Top 5 Most Valuable Companies. Within a decade, however, oil shot up to $100 per barrel. All of a sudden, the Top 5…
Tags: Mega Trend Tech Sector
What if you woke up tomorrow and found $10 million in your bank account? How about $100 million? How about a billion? What would you do with all that money? What’s the most outrageous thing you’d buy? Give it a think— Then you can compare it to a few over-the-top…
Tags: Mark Zuckerberg Elon Musk
Zuckerberg Meets the Pope – Guess What He Gave Him… Earlier this week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met Pope Francis at the Vatican. What did he give him? A drone, of course » The Most Secretive Venture Firm in the World A venture firm called In-Q-Tel operates largely in the shadows. That…
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Once upon a time, start-up investors had to be extremely patient: After getting in on a “ground floor” investment, they’d need to wait for years and years as the start-up morphed into a real business—the kind of business that could get acquired or go public. But recently, we’ve become aware…
This Girl Will Go Far—Really Far 36,000 feet in the air, halfway from Dubai to Manila, a baby girl named Haven was born on a plane. As a birthday present, the airline gave her a million air miles. Oh, so that’s how you get so many miles » Buying Apple…
Tags: Apple
Imagine going into your local diner and ordering a hamburger. A few minutes later, it gets delivered nice and hot, cooked just how you like it. You gobble it up. But then the waitress drops off the check and—$237!? What the… You might be thinking, “C’mon, Wayne. A hamburger will…
Tags: AgTech
Have you ever heard of Naval Ravikant? Most folks haven’t—not yet, anyway. But if you’re an ordinary investor with dreams of hitting it big, this programmer from India might play a starring role in your financial future. You see, not once, not twice, but three times in the past few…
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This Week in Tech You rely on Crowdability to bring you the best start-up deals. Now rely on us to bring you the most fascinating stories and trends from the world of technology. You won’t find this stuff in the mainstream press. Look for it every Friday morning. This Man Can Steal Your Car Flavio Garcia, a computer scientist at the University…
Tags: Cyber Security Tesla
Did you vote last week? Your fellow Crowdability subscribers sure did! We held the vote so you could pick the topic of Crowdability’s next sector report. It was a close race, but the winner is… the IoT sector. Those three letters represent one of the hottest trends in tech today:…
Tags: Start-ups Internet Of Things
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