Wednesday, September 3, 2014
I spent Labor Day in the Finger Lakes region of New York, visiting my sister. But while we were relaxing in the sun – drinking local Riesling and feasting on fat, ripe tomatoes from her garden – my money was hard at work.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Just over a year ago, I made my first equity crowdfunded investment. The start-up I invested in, Betable, aims to conquer the world of legalized online gambling.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Inc. calls it “One of the smartest, most disruptive startups.” The New York Times says it’s a “Welcome change to the status quo.” A few years ago, a similar start-up was acquired for $4.1 billion , making its early investors insanely wealthy.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Flying cars are a mind-blowing concept… And as we’ve written about, they might even be a good early-stage investment. But as you’re sitting on a hot, sandy beach this summer, perhaps you’d rather invest in a futuristic vehicle that takes you below sea level.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
The sight of it can be intoxicating. Even if it’s been left under a mattress for years, it smells as fresh as spring.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Keeping score in the stock market is easy: Oh, you bought Facebook last summer at $35 a share? Hang on a second, let me pull up the online chart… Wow, it’s trading at $70.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
With school out for summer, the trash-talking playground bullies have gone quiet. But in the halls of early-stage investing, the zingers continue to fly.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
The numbers are clear: 3 out of 4 start-ups fail. For the founders of these companies, that means years of working around the clock, endless uphill battles, low or no pay...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Yesterday you took a brief quiz on angel investing. You were tasked with evaluating five early-stage companies and determining whether or not you’d invest.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Just before 11 p.m. on a recent Sunday evening, we were alerted to the presence of a gruesome set of written confessions.