The market’s had a great run recently: Since bottoming out in 2009, the Dow has more than doubled. To celebrate, Wall Street’s been partying like it’s 1999. But now the end is in sight. How do we know? Because you and all your friends just got invited to the party.…
Investors in Amazon’s IPO made 250 times their money. Investors in Microsoft’s IPO did even better: They made 500 times their money. That’s like turning a thousand dollars into half a million. Unfortunately, earning returns like that from IPOs is a thing of the past. But don’t despair, because big investment returns…
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Warren Buffett has amassed a fortune of nearly $70 billion. He might well be the most successful investor in history. Last year, during a CNBC interview, he revealed the secret to his success: "I have no idea what the stock market's going to do tomorrow or next week or next…
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Think you need to be worth millions of dollars to be a successful angel investor? Think again. As we learned during our research for The Angel Initiative, some of the most successful early-stage investors are just ordinary folks. In fact, today we’ll introduce you to a regular guy who’s made a fortune.…
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At Crowdability, we often tell you about exciting start-ups that are raising capital: Some are building flying cars… Others are helping manage diseases like Parkinson’s… Still others are developing technology to put bank lenders out of business. But if you really want to be a successful angel investor – an…
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!…
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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…
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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…
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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
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