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Startup Insider: All About Options With Jeff Bishop

We love talking about startups at Early Investing. But we rarely talk about a different type of investing: options. And if there’s one person who knows options, it’s Jeff Bishop. Jeff is the founder and CEO of RagingBull, a financial education and trading site. In this episode of Startup Insider, Jeff gives Vin Narayanan and Allison Brickell an options overview, including what they are, how to approach them, how…

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Behind the Pick: A RAD Crypto for Your Portfolio

By Early Investing on May 19, 2023

Radicle — the latest addition to the Crypto Asset Strategies portfolio — is a unique recommendation for us. It’s run by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), which makes RAD a governance token. With governance tokens, the overall health of the project and a smooth…
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Expansions and SEC Troubles: A First Stage Investor Crypto Portfolio Update

By Early Investing on May 18, 2023

The First Stage Investor crypto portfolio is in a good place. We’ve got some coins in the red, with Solana taking a particularly hard beating. But Polygon is up nearly 50%, and Uniswap is making some promising strides. In this…

Crypto Insider: How Crypto Investors Can Fight for Regulatory Clarity

By Early Investing on May 17, 2023

Last July, Coinbase asked the SEC to undergo a formal rulemaking process for crypto so that exchanges, crypto startups, and the crypto community at large would understand how to operate. The SEC sat on the request and chose not to respond to it. So last month Coinbase…

Startup Insider: Monogram Orthopaedics IPO Could Be Big for the Crowdfunding Market

By Early Investing on May 10, 2023

Spring is here and the weather is warming up. What makes it even better is another upcoming IPO! Monogram Orthopaedics — a First Stage Investor portfolio company that combines personalized 3D-printed implants with robotically precise surgeries — is set…
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Crypto Monitor: A Crypto Asset Strategies Portfolio Update

By Early Investing on May 5, 2023

We’re in crypto allergy season — a time between the end of the crypto bear market and the start of the next bull market. That means cryptos are no longer moving in lockstep. Some will do well and some will struggle — especially altcoins. But the…
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Startup Status Report: Avadain Makes an Exciting Discovery

By Early Investing on May 4, 2023

When we first recommended Avadain in June 2022, we were blown away by the company’s take on the next “super material” — aka graphene. Graphene can withstand incredible amounts of stress without breaking. And it’s nearly a perfect electrical conductor. Avadain makes nearly…

Crypto Insider: Coinbase Sues the SEC

By Early Investing on May 3, 2023

Crypto regulations are still a confusing mess. And now Coinbase is suing the SEC to try to force regulators to choose a path forward.  In the lawsuit, Coinbase asks that the SEC be forced to publicly share its answer to a petition Coinbase filed in July…
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Behind the Pick: A Newcomer Crypto That’s on a Roll

By Early Investing on April 28, 2023

The crypto market is in a weird place. The bear market isn’t quite over, but it’s unlikely to spiral downward for an extended period of time. It’s in a kind of volatile recovery mode. Investors must be extra careful in a market like this. It’s easy…

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…

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…
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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…

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…
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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…

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…
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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…