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Monogram Orthopaedics Announces an IPO
By Teddy Lyons on April 27, 2023
Great news. Monogram Orthopaedics is going public on May 18! The company is going to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker MGRM. The company will go public at $7.25 per share. But don’t worry if this price seems low. Monogram recently completed a two-for-one stock split. So the split-adjusted stock price is actually $14.50, valuing the company at $246 million. Some investors — but not all — will be subject to…
Startup Insider: Considering the Kenvue IPO
By Early Investing on April 26, 2023
The initial public offering (IPO) market has been a barren wasteland lately, but investors now have something to look forward to. Johnson & Johnson announced that its consumer health spinoff company Kenvue will IPO later this year. Kenvue will be valued around $40 billion by the…
New Pick: An Ethereum Scaling Solution With Impressive Early Growth
By Vin Narayanan on April 21, 2023
I don’t think we’re in a crypto bull market yet. There’s too much near-term regulatory uncertainty with the SEC going after Coinbase and Bittrex and declaring Algorand (ALGO), Dash (DASH), OmiseGO (OMG), and others securities. That combined with economic uncertainty and inflation concerns means there is still significant…
The Only Criteria That Matters in Real Estate Investing
By Vin Narayanan on April 21, 2023
All real estate is local. Sure, you can compile data and try to see if there are any big picture trends. But if prices in your neighborhood are going down while prices in some city across the country (or state!) are going up, “national” numbers don’t matter. …
New Pick: The Likely Dominant Player in Crypto Data Storage
By Vin Narayanan on April 20, 2023
It’s easy to think about crypto as a series of prices that go up and down. It’s even easier to think about crypto as a series of prices that go up when bitcoin goes up and go down when bitcoin goes down. But the reality is far more…
Crypto Insider: Gary Gensler Slammed for Confusing Crypto Regulations
By Early Investing on April 19, 2023
On Tuesday, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testified before the House about the SEC’s crackdown on crypto. And it wasn’t pretty. Gensler declined to answer some very direct questions about conflicting and confusing regulations. House Republicans, including House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick…
Crypto Monitor: Exploring the Crypto Adoption Curve
By Early Investing on April 14, 2023
It’s a mixed bag for crypto adoption news this week. On Monday, Pew Research Center reported that of the 88% of Americans who are aware of crypto, 75% of them are not confident that current ways to invest in, trade, or use crypto are reliable and safe. In…
Inflation and the Fed Are Keeping the Crypto Market in Limbo
By Vin Narayanan on April 14, 2023
Crypto Market Musings It feels like the crypto markets are warming up. As I write this, bitcoin is trading above $30,000. Ethereum is trading around $2,000. Even Solana has managed to make big gains. It’s up almost 20% over the last seven days. Most of Ethereum’s…
New Pick: A Lucrative Opportunity to Destroy Harmful “Forever” Chemicals
By Vin Narayanan on April 13, 2023
Editor’s Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Senior Investment Research Analyst Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau. I take due diligence seriously. When I investigate a startup investment opportunity, I spend countless hours reading through the raise page and SEC filings. I…
Startup Insider: Inside the Disappointing TikTok Hearing
By Early Investing on April 12, 2023
TikTok has become a lightning rod for controversy as a growing number of U.S. politicians call for the app to be banned. The Biden administration has threatened to ban the app because of security concerns but hasn’t actually made the move. Other representatives are against the ban, citing…
The Biggest Threat to the Crypto Market Right Now
By Early Investing on April 7, 2023
Between the SEC going after crypto exchanges and anyone who seems to promote crypto, the Fed warning banks not to work with crypto, and Congress failing to provide any kind of guidance, it seems like we’re witnessing a coordinated government effort to kneecap crypto. It’s regulation…
Ethereum’s Price Action Is Tied to the Shanghai Upgrade
By Vin Narayanan on April 7, 2023
Crypto Market Musings Bitcoin is having a year. In the midst of a banking crisis and regulatory upheaval, bitcoin quietly posted a 72% gain in the first quarter of this year. That’s bitcoin’s most popular quarter since the first quarter of 2021, when bitcoin’s price went up 102%.
Pureboost Sales Hit Double-Digit Growth Despite Some Setbacks
By Teddy Lyons on April 6, 2023
We first recommended Pureboost back in November 2022. The company sells a powdered energy drink that has shown remarkable traction among a surprising demographic: women. Traditionally, the energy drink market is hyper-masculine in terms of both marketing messaging and clientele. Pureboost has…
Crypto Insider: Crypto Market Hits Bottom-Ish
By Early Investing on April 5, 2023
The crypto market is in a weird place right now. Bitcoin performed exceedingly well for the first three months of 2023, which is good news. But inflation is not slowing down as quickly as the Federal Reserve (and investors) would like. Wages are going up. And OPEC just…
Crypto Monitor: Why We’re Holding Back on Crypto Investing Right Now
By Early Investing on March 31, 2023
It’s been a crazy month for the crypto market. Between bank runs, interest rate hikes and an uncertain economy, it’s not a great time to invest in the crypto market. That’s why we opted not to recommend any new coins for the Crypto Asset Strategies…
Crypto’s Two Biggest Exchanges Get Heat From Regulators
By Vin Narayanan on March 31, 2023
Crypto Market Musings Bitcoin broke through the $28,000 barrier (and for one brief moment topped $29,000) on Wednesday after spending about a week trading in the $27,000 range. It’s currently trading at $28,460.27. Most cryptos rallied behind bitcoin’s big Wednesday surge (more than 5%). Ethereum jumped…