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The Five Metrics Startup Investors Are Most Likely To Get Wrong
Article By:
Andrew Gordon
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019 10:18 AM EDT
My Twitter feed is always good for a laugh or two every morning. This morning was no different as Davis Sacks tweets out his advice to startup founders.
Do You Know The Value Of Your Business?
Article By:
Mark Borkowski
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019 10:08 PM EDT
If you own any kind of business, you need to know what kind of real income your company earns.
Checkout.com Keeps Its Growth Targets In Check
Article By:
Sramana Mitra
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019 9:30 AM EDT
The global payments market is expected to grow 8% annually over the next few years to $2 trillion by 2025. London-based Checkout.com is a smaller player that is making big waves in the market.
Here’s How To Tell When It’s Time To Quit
Article By:
Chris Dessi
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019 12:17 PM EDT
By definition entrepreneurs are not quitters. When I say quit, I don’t mean throwing in the towel and giving up. That’s not it at all. It’s deciding to go a different direction.
Why Bitcoin Is Still Crushing Altcoins And Startup Deal Flow Is Better Than Ever
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Early Investing
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Monday, November 4, 2019 12:01 AM EDT
Today we answer two readers' questions: Why are altcoins doing so poorly compared to bitcoin?; and if crowdfunding portals due their own due diligence, why are there so many startups that still need to be avoided?
In this article: BITCOMP
Who Watches The Watchers?
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Early Investing
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Sunday, November 3, 2019 9:31 AM EDT
“Who watches the watchers" is becoming an increasingly important question in artificial intelligence (AI). Plus the latest news on promising startups, cannabis, and cryptocurrencies.
Defining Reasonable Revenue Growth
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Early Investing
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Sunday, October 27, 2019 9:04 PM EDT
What kind of revenue growth is reasonable for a startup to demonstrate at the early stages? And why are most recent IPOs underperforming?
WeWork Restructuring Is A Positive Sign For The Markets
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Zacks Investment Research
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Thursday, October 24, 2019 3:45 AM EDT
The restructuring of office sharing prodigy WeWork (WE) is a painful lesson for early investors but it’s actually a sign of health for the IPO markets. Here's why...
Interview With Blockchain Innovations Company Factom's Jay Smith
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Kiana Danial
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Sunday, October 20, 2019 9:43 PM EDT
This week, I managed to sit down with Jay Smith—one of the leaders at a company known as Factom. Factom, a self-described “blockchain innovations company,” has begun making a name for itself within the blockchain space.
Early Investors Don’t Need To Worry About WeWork
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Early Investing
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Sunday, October 6, 2019 8:44 PM EDT
The WeWork fiasco can and should serve as a wake-up call to entrepreneurs and investors. It will put more focus on companies reaching profitability and less on “growth at all costs.”
How Founders Get Funding And How Investors Ensure They Deserve It
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Early Investing
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Sunday, October 6, 2019 3:46 PM EDT
I spent the past few days listening to founders of seed-stage companies pitch their worth. Here's my advice...
San Francisco Startups Inhale Almost Half Of California Venture Capital Funding
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Early Investing
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019 12:10 AM EDT
Just how much VC money goes into San Fran-based startups? And how does it compare with the rest of the Golden State?
Why I Watch This Master Investor Like A Hawk
Article By:
Justin Spittler
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019 8:21 PM EDT
We've all heard the saying "follow the smart money." Well there's one investor beats all others, hands down, when it comes to early stocks and IPOs. It's not Warren Buffett or Paul Tudor Jones; in fact you'll be surprised just who it is...
Why Truly Groundbreaking Startups Are The Hardest To Invest In
Article By:
Andrew Gordon
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Friday, September 20, 2019 4:47 AM EDT
Investing in ideas or technologies that seem utterly impossible, incredibly frivolous or so far off into the future is one of the hardest things to do as an early investor.
Why Entrepreneurs Are Different
Article By:
Mises Institute
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Monday, September 9, 2019 2:12 PM EDT
Most people do not understand the sense of competitiveness the entrepreneur possesses. The saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Not so for the entrepreneur.