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Bitcoin Shows Strength After Correction
By Adam Sharp on February 5, 2021
It appears that the crypto correction is over for now, but I’m glad it happened. We did need to slow down a bit after bitcoin shot practically straight up from $20k to $40k, and altcoins soared. Those kinds of moves are unsustainable in the short term. So it’s actually quite good that the market cooled off and collected itself. The fundamental factors driving bitcoin higher aren’t going away anytime soon — low interest rates, increased money…
GameStop Losses: Right Strategy, Wrong Asset
By Adam Sharp on February 5, 2021
A lot of people lost a lot of money in GameStop this week. I feel for them — especially since I have been there myself. As I write this, GameStop is trading at around $66, down from a high of more than $450…
Update: 20/20 GeneSystems Grows Revenue Sevenfold
By Andy Gordon on February 4, 2021
Yesterday I wrote about how the medtech and healthcare sector is seeing amazing growth. It’s one of my favorite sectors to look for promising startups in. But my love of this sector is nothing new. And today I want to give you an…
Amazing Growth in the Medtech and Healthcare Sector
By Andy Gordon on February 3, 2021
Usually, a sector’s growth is driven by one or two things. It could be consumer trends — like the current surge in alcoholic consumption during the pandemic. Or it could be technological advances. Think of how drones and self-driving cars will upend the delivery of goods and services. …
Robert Downey Jr. Starts an AngelList Fund
By Adam Sharp on February 2, 2021
Well, this is somewhat unexpected — actor Robert Downey Jr. just launched an AngelList rolling fund. The fund — called Footprint Coalition Ventures — will invest in sustainability and environmentally-focused startups. Here’s an excerpt from…
Startup Insider: Cortex Co-founder on Machine Learning and Marketing
By Andy Gordon on February 1, 2021
In December, Andy Gordon recommended Cortex as a potential startup investment. Cortex uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to help predict how people will respond to videos or pictures before they’re shot. This is a massive step…
Dogecoin Blasts Off as WallStreetBets Piles In
By Adam Sharp on January 29, 2021
I’m sure you’re all aware by now of what’s been happening with GameStop shares recently. Shares have shot up from under $4 six months back to a high of around $468 this week. GameStop was driven higher by a very clever campaign orchestrated on online forums…
Bitcoin and Startups: Better Revolutionary Assets
By Adam Sharp on January 29, 2021
For the last week, all eyes have been on GameStop (GME). Millions of users from forums such as Reddit’s WallStreetBets have piled into shares and call options of the wounded mall retailer, causing a short squeeze of epic…
New Pick: Invest in Fully Staffed Pharmacies
By Andy Gordon on January 28, 2021
Deal Details Startup: ShiftPosts Deadline: Friday, January 29th, midnight Security type: Convertible note Valuation cap: $4 million Interest rate: 10% Note term: 36 months Minimum investment: $1,000 Where…
Government Regulations Are Creating Investment Opportunities
By Andy Gordon on January 27, 2021
I recently said that government-driven opportunities are one of my favorite drivers of upside and profit. This is what I wrote: “When a new [government] rule allows a product or activity that was previously prohibited or the opposite — or when they ban or prohibit something previously allowed…
Pay Attention to Reg CF Deals
By Adam Sharp on January 26, 2021
On March 15th, the fundraising limit on Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) campaigns will go from $1.07 million to $5 million. Startups that raise capital using Reg CF are the deals that non-accredited investors can access. With the $1 million limit, Reg CF just wasn’t worth it…
Startup Insider: Assessing CPG Startups
By Early Investing on January 25, 2021
Two weeks ago on First Stage Investor‘s Startup Insider, Andy Gordon and Vin Narayanan discussed how to evaluate biotech and pharmaceutical startups. In this week’s Startup Insider, Andy and Vin explore the different factors people need to consider before…
Why This Bitcoin Correction is Normal
By Adam Sharp on January 22, 2021
As I write this on Thursday, January 21st at around 3:00PM EST, bitcoin is currently down 8.3% over the last 24 hours to $32.4k. It’s down 17.2% over the last seven days. Altcoins are mixed, but mostly down as well. But none of that is cause for major…
Cannabis Stocks: High Growth at Low Prices
By Adam Sharp on January 22, 2021
Cannabis stocks had a rough 2018, 2019, and most of 2020. However, it looks like the bear market may finally be ending now. In the last two months, cannabis stocks have surged higher. The largest cannabis exchange-traded fund (ETF) by assets — the ETFMG Alternative Harvest…
Three Factors that Signal Upside Potential
By Andy Gordon on January 21, 2021
Sometimes it’s good to go back to basics. And one of the basics that every investor has to consider before making a startup investment is upside — does this startup have the right pieces put together to provide significant upside on my investment? …
The Disadvantages of a SPAC Investment
By Andy Gordon on January 20, 2021
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are enjoying their moment in the sun. They’ve shot into prominence as a way for startups to make an initial public offering (IPO) and join public stock exchanges. They offer founders unprecedented speed. And for some investors — more…