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New Pick: A Remarkable Brand Reinvigorating the Energy Drink Space
By Vin Narayanan on November 3, 2022
Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Investment Research Analyst Teddy Lyons. When you evaluate consumer packaged goods (CPG) startup investment opportunities, you need to focus on three critical components: Traction Brand Team. As long as the market size is big enough — and it usually is — these are the three most important factors in deciding whether or not to…
Twitter and the Fight Against Fake News
By Allison Brickell on November 2, 2022
Well, it finally happened. After several legal snags and a full-blown trial, Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion. One of Musk’s first priorities as the owner of the social media giant is to change Twitter Blue. Twitter Blue is an optional $4.99-per-month subscription that Twitter…
Angel Insider: A New Way for Startups to Exit
By Early Investing on November 1, 2022
Two of the most common ways startups exit is via initial public offering (IPO) or acquisition. But what about an “exit to community”? That’s what a growing number of founders are pushing for. It’s a new way…
Startup Insider: A Spooky Startup With a Devilishly Good Idea
By Early Investing on October 31, 2022
It’s Halloween! Which means the First Stage Investor team is getting into the spooky spirit. We recently learned that there’s a startup that’s perfect for spooky season. Chilling is a media production company that helps independent creators…
New Pick: A Digital ID That Protects a Person’s Privacy
By Vin Narayanan on October 28, 2022
If a secure identity verification system… Doesn’t collect conventional identity touchpoints (like name, address, phone number, etc.) or traditional forms of identification (like driver’s licenses and passports) And can’t reveal your actual identity Can it actually work? And…
A Sweet Way to Identify Your Investment Style
By Allison Brickell on October 28, 2022
Halloween is nearly upon us. And investors have experienced their share of spooks this month. I shared a scary investment story. Inflation grew and sent the markets tumbling. And Mark Zuckerberg continued to use his…
Crypto Insider: The Wild World of Celebrity Crypto Endorsements
By Early Investing on October 27, 2022
Do you keep up with the Kardashians? Well, we don’t, either. But there has been an interesting development in the crypto world that’s related to the famous family. Earlier this month, the SEC charged Kim Kardashian for endorsing a…
The Early Investing Podcast: Startup Investors vs. Collectibles Investors
By Early Investing on October 26, 2022
Startup investors and collectibles investors have a lot in common. They both need to evaluate potential investments with little to no track records — whether it’s a very early stage startup or a baseball card featuring a rookie player — and they both take on a lot of…
New Pick: The Best of the Oracle Blockchains
By Vin Narayanan on October 24, 2022
I say or write “timing the market is a fool’s errand”™ so often I’ve started trademarking it. It’s almost impossible to predict the bottom of any market. And crypto markets are much more difficult to predict than others. The crypto markets have been stuck in neutral for extended…
Crypto Monitor: Two Years Later, Cosmos Is Still Going Strong
By Early Investing on October 21, 2022
It’s been two years since we recommended Cosmos (ATOM) to Crypto Asset Strategies subscribers. And it has consistently outperformed the market since then. We first recommended Cosmos when it was trading for $5.15. As of this writing, we’re up…
Bitcoin Gives Investors a Break During the Bear Market
By Vin Narayanan on October 21, 2022
Crypto Market Musings Bitcoin (BTC) is traditionally an extremely volatile asset. But not right now. Bitcoin volatility (.BVOL) is at a 100-day low. Since September 1, bitcoin has largely been trading in a narrow range between $18,400 and $20,000. And BTC…
New Pick: Breast Cancer Screening Tech That Saves Lives
By Andy Gordon on October 20, 2022
Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Investment Research Associate Inez Sanjaya. The first time I learned that mammograms were incredibly painful was the first time Cecily got one after we got married. I guess this is something mothers…
The Trick to De-Risk Startup and Collectibles Investments
By Vin Narayanan on October 19, 2022
The baseball card universe has changed quite a bit since I was growing up. People don’t just buy cards for the bubble gum or trade doubles to complete their sets like I did. Instead, they seek out unique or scarce cards that can grow in value. They keep…
Angel Insider: Africa’s Red-Hot Startup Scene
By Early Investing on October 18, 2022
African startups are on fire right now. According to the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, venture capital deals on the continent reached $3.5 billion from January through June this year. That’s more than double the amount in the same period in 2021. If the…
Startup Insider: Gryphon Sees Supercharged Sales Growth
By Early Investing on October 17, 2022
When we first recommended Gryphon in 2018, we were impressed by the company’s innovative product and excellent team. The company makes arguably the most secure and functional wireless internet router on the market. The Gryphon router uses artificial intelligence and machine learning technology…
How to Take a Value Investing Approach to Crypto
By Vin Narayanan on October 14, 2022
This week’s inflation news was not good. Inflation, unsurprisingly, has risen faster than expected despite the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is up 0.4% from last month, and the core CPI (which excludes highly volatile food and…