Author: Adam Sharp

Adam Sharp the founder of EarlyInvesting.com, a new e-letter focused on equity crowdfunding. He is an active investor in more than 50 startups. A former financial advisor, he also has extensive experience with internet marketing and financial writing. He has built 3 profitable web businesses.

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Equity Crowdfunding Deals Just Keep Getting Better

Regulation Crowdfunding deals (startup deals anyone can invest in) are getting a lot more interesting lately.  Take a look at Calm Company Fund on Wefunder. I’ve been following this investment firm for more than a year.  Calm invests mainly in software and tech businesses that are “bootstrapped” by founders. In other words, these deals look different from the average venture capital-backed company. They’re leaner and more profitable.

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Market Correction Doesn’t Mean Crypto’s Bull Run Is Over

By Adam Sharp on June 25, 2021

Wow! What a crazy few weeks. This correction has been brutal. But I remain convinced that we are still in a long-term bull market uptrend. Let me explain why. Take a look at this chart on Twitter.

Market Changes Favor New Startup Investors

By Adam Sharp on June 25, 2021

I’ve now been investing in startups online for seven years. Over that time, I’ve invested in around 125 individual startups and three funds (those funds in turn invested in another 30 startups). The vast majority of deals were early — seed stage, pre-seed or Series A. And over…
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Startup Valuations Aren’t Changing Anytime Soon

By Adam Sharp on June 22, 2021

Lately, I’ve written a lot about how expensive startup valuations have become. It’s gotten pretty silly in some cases.  Now I’m wondering: Are they going to get cheaper anytime soon?  Based on what I’m seeing, I’m leaning towards no.
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A Crypto Show Worth Watching

By Adam Sharp on June 18, 2021

I recently discovered a fantastic crypto show on Youtube/Twitch called UpOnly TV. The hosts, Ledger and CryptoCobain, make quite a pair. They regularly feature some of the smartest and most successful people in the crypto world.  Here are a…

Ignore Elon Musk, the World’s Biggest Crypto Troll

By Adam Sharp on June 17, 2021

Every time Elon Musk tweets about bitcoin and its price moves, I cringe. Why? WHY? There are much bigger issues we should be watching. But for some reason everyone focuses on Mr. Musk.  Don’t get me wrong,…
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Don’t Make These 6 Investing Mistakes

By Adam Sharp on June 15, 2021

One of my favorite startup investors, Jason Lemkin, tweeted something very insightful the other day. My top mistakes investing: Investing when not 90%+ sure within 20 mins Not doing pro-rata 100% time if great Investing in any founder don’t 100% trust Not investing just b/c don’t 100% understand it Investing…

Bitcoin 2021: Leverage, Volatility and Other Takeaways

By Adam Sharp on June 11, 2021

Last week I traveled to Miami to attend Bitcoin 2021, the world’s largest crypto conference. Around 12,000 people attended this year. It was an amazing experience. I met fascinating people, learned a ton and discovered many innovative companies doing good work.
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Inside the Bitcoin 2021 Conference

By Adam Sharp on June 11, 2021

Last week I attended the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami. It was an incredible experience.  I came out of it fired up about bitcoin and the broader crypto markets (including DeFi, which I haven’t always been a huge fan of).  Here are some of…
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Crypto Bull Case Solid Despite Correction

By Adam Sharp on May 28, 2021

I’ve had a lot of questions about crypto coming from friends and family lately. Many of them are particularly concerned that Elon Musk can apparently move this huge market by himself. So I want to make it clear that I don’t really believe Elon was the…

AMC Illustrates Market Insanity

By Adam Sharp on May 28, 2021

The hottest stock in the world is AMC. Yes, the movie theater chain. On Wednesday it was the world’s most traded stock and made up 11% of the total volume on the New York Stock Exchange.  In March of 2021 —…
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Startup Investments Can Be a Good Inflation Hedge

By Adam Sharp on May 25, 2021

Inflation appears to have arrived in the U.S. I say “appears to have arrived” because in my opinion, we’ve been dealing with at least 6% inflation for more than 5 years. The reason you haven’t heard about that is because the government manipulates the official consumer price index…
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These Three Portfolio Coins Are Going Strong

By Adam Sharp on May 21, 2021

What an insane few weeks it’s been in crypto markets. Elon Musk’s waffling on bitcoin has really shaken up the crypto markets. And now we’ve got a government “crackdown” on crypto developing — though that’s not as bad as it sounds. …

Crypto Regulation Shows Mainstream Acceptance

By Adam Sharp on May 21, 2021

What an absolutely insane few weeks in crypto it’s been. All the Elon Musk drama, the Tether reserve breakdown and now there are further signs of government regulation.  Today I’m going to look at the regulatory…
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Syndicate Leads Should Have Skin in the Game

By Adam Sharp on May 18, 2021

About a third of the deals I’ve seen on AngelList recently share a disappointing trait — the syndicate lead has only invested $1,000-to-$2,000. This is almost always a red flag, because it’s a sign that the lead has a low amount of conviction in the deal. And that…

Dogecoin Is Meant to be a Joke

By Adam Sharp on May 14, 2021

In the summer of 2014, I met dogecoin co-founder Jackson Palmer in San Francisco during a tech conference. Jackson was instantly likeable, and we happened to know some of the same people at the conference. We hung out that night, and he gave me some insight…