Have you ever heard the expression, “Will it play in Peoria?”

It’s a figure of speech that dates back to the vaudeville era.

Today, in the business world, if a new product idea “plays in Peoria,” that means it will appeal to the average American consumer.

As it turns out,…

I owe you an apology — in fact, I might even owe you some money…

$35,248, to be exact.

How’s that possible?

Well, I recently made a huge mistake — and if you’ve been following my articles for the past few weeks, then it might have cost you a great…

Artificial intelligence, Drones, Bitcoin…

We love introducing you to exciting investment ideas in cutting-edge technology sectors.

Not only are these sectors exciting to learn about, but for early-stage investors like us, these areas tend to offer the highest returns.

But today I’m going to cover a different type of sector…

It’s a rare feat to be crowned the top-performing hedge fund in the world…

But Australia-based Tribeca Global did just that in 2016.

And according to a recent report from Bloomberg, it’s all thanks to a single investing secret:

Pot stocks!

It’s true. As Bloomberg recently reported, Tribeca Global became…

In 1996, California became the first U.S. state to legalize medical marijuana…

And stock market pundits have been predicting huge profits for pot investors ever since.

The thing is, those pundits were way too early:

Between the uncertain legal climate and conflicting public opinion, the industry just wasn’t ready for…

My business partner Howard Lindzon just posted a fascinating article (I’ll link to it below)…

Howard’s a very successful investor, and in his post, he explores a question that he (and almost every other successful investor) gets asked often:

What’s the key to your success: skill or luck? And more…

Coca-Cola… Post-it Notes… Google…

A few examples of products that changed the world—and created billionaires in the process.

But for every world-changing invention, there are thousands of “flops” that never catch on.

The thing is, smart investors can learn quite a bit from these flops.

So today, I’ll review three…

We’re going to play a game today…

It’s based on the TV game show, Let’s Make a Deal.

I’ll present you with a deal, and you decide if you’ll take it.

Ready? OK, here’s the deal:

Send me $10,000, and over the next few years, I’ll invest it for you.

Last month, I published an article about bitcoin…

In particular, I explained that bitcoin had just reached an important milestone:

For the first time in its history, it had become more valuable than gold.

But in that same article, I told you how you might be able to cash in…

Whether you’re talking about investing in the stock market...

Investing in start-ups...

Or even founding your own start-up…

A simple rule can help you identify opportunities with the most profit potential...

In The Beginning...

A few years ago, right when Matt and I decided to launch Crowdability, we spent some…