It’s true: I can be a little argumentative sometimes.

It’s also true that I enjoy a lively “debate.”

Oh, and I love to take a joke too far.

But those aren’t the reasons my friends hate me right now.

They hate me because they’ve been glued to their computer screens…

Let’s play a quick round of “Which Investment Is Less Risky?”

Here are your choices:

Start-up A: 7 years in business. Millions in revenue. Current value of $10 billion.

Start-up B: 1 year of business. Hardly any revenue. Current value of $1 million.

OK, so which investment is less risky?

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Rule #1 for investing in start-ups?

Diversification.

If you’re properly diversified, we believe you can earn the same level of returns as professional angel investors.

Last week, I discussed this belief with Dr. Richard Swart, the head of UC Berkeley’s crowdfunding research initiative.

As we traded points of view, Dr.…

Picture your favorite sports team.

Now imagine that you’re sitting on your couch, browsing their website before a game…

When suddenly you see that you can buy a piece of the team!

You wouldn’t just be a fan anymore… you’d be an owner. You’d probably become even more passionate.

I’ve…

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We love assets that throw off cash:

Dividends from stocks…

Rental income from real estate…

Income from the people we own.

“Uh… what?” you might be asking yourself. “People we ‘own’?”

Yes, you read that right.

Let me explain…

The $1 Trillion Impetus

There’s a new type of crowdfunding that’s…

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Venture capital financings are at their highest level in 14 years...

Tech M&A last year eclipsed the sky-high levels of 2000...

The NASDAQ is hovering around 4,000...

One could argue that, once again, we’re in the middle of a “tech bubble.”

But the stock market aside, I’d argue that many…