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Startup Insider: 20/20 GeneSystems Pivots, Builds New Partnership

20/20 GeneSystems has been busy. We first recommended the company in December 2017 when we learned about its incredible cancer detection technology. 20/20 GeneSystems identifies cancer risk early on by using tumor antigen markers. It can improve cancer detection by up to 30% through its proprietary machine learning algorithm. In 2020, the company pivoted to COVID testing. At its peak, 20/20 GeneSystems provided 1,200 to 1,300 tests a day. The numbers…

The Early Investing Podcast: While Inflation Climbs, Markets Slump

By Early Investing on September 14, 2022

The August update of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped yesterday. And the news is… not great. The CPI increased 0.1% for the month and 8.3% over the past year. Excluding food and energy costs, the CPI rose 6.3% from last August. The markets slumped right…
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Crypto Insider: Ripple Effects of the Ethereum Merge

By Early Investing on September 12, 2022

The Ethereum Merge — when Ethereum will shift from a proof of work protocol to a proof of stake protocol — is almost here. It’s scheduled to happen within a week. Ethereum developers set September 19 as the soft deadline, but they seem to be ahead of schedule,…
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Behind the Pick: A Metaverse Real Estate Play

By Early Investing on September 9, 2022

Imagine being able to share a cup of coffee with a friend from across the world, attend a work conference or even enjoy a concert… all without leaving your home. The metaverse promises that this is possible. Using virtual and augmented reality technology, people will be…
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Startup Insider: Inside LA Tech Week

By Early Investing on September 1, 2022

LA Tech Week is an event for founders, investors and all manner of tech enthusiasts to connect and learn. This year’s event, which ran from August 15 to August 21, was expected to draw a small number of people. But thousands showed up.
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Crypto Insider: Two Cryptos We’re Following

By Early Investing on August 29, 2022

For crypto investors, curiosity is a virtue. The crypto market is full of fascinating tokens for us to consider. Some projects, like bitcoin, are well established. Others are brand new. And new projects are emerging all the time. So if a coin catches your eye, research…

The Three Eras of the Collectibles Market

By Early Investing on August 26, 2022

The collectibles market is a fascinating area of investing. Where else can you find sports memorabilia, trading cards and Star Wars action figures all in the same space? It’s also a…
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Angel Insider: SoftBank Warns Investors About Startup Winter

By Early Investing on August 23, 2022

SoftBank is worried. Earlier this month, SoftBank founder and chief executive Masayoshi Son said unicorn founders are refusing to accept lower valuations in fresh funding rounds. As a result, “startup winter” — or the funding crunch startups are currently facing in…
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Startup Insider: This Startup Reimagines Cars as a Service

By Early Investing on August 22, 2022

America loves its cars. From classic car shows to “The Fast and the Furious” to congested highways across the country, cars are entrenched in American culture. In 2020, 91.5% of U.S. households had at least one vehicle. And year after year,…
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Crypto Monitor: Coinbase and BlackRock Join Forces

By Early Investing on August 19, 2022

Earlier this month, Coinbase shares soared after the crypto exchange announced a partnership with BlackRock that will allow BlackRock’s institutional clients to buy bitcoin. Coinbase will provide crypto trading, custody, prime brokerage and reporting capabilities.  This seems like a…
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Crypto Insider: Ethereum Prices Before and After the Merge

By Early Investing on August 15, 2022

The crypto community is anxiously awaiting the Ethereum Merge, in which Ethereum will switch from a proof of work protocol to a proof of stake protocol. The Merge will make Ethereum more scalable, secure and sustainable. The Merge is currently slated to happen on September 19…
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Angel Insider: Why Bridge Rounds Are All the Rage

By Early Investing on August 9, 2022

Bridge rounds or flat rounds — interim funding rounds between larger funding rounds — are all the rage among startups today. You don’t have to try too hard to find headlines about them. Founders may choose to do bridge…
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Behind the Pick: Naming and Solving a Real World Problem

By Early Investing on August 5, 2022

What’s in a name? While William Shakespeare’s message in the famous “Romeo and Juliet” soliloquy may be that names are meaningless, they’re actually quite useful in the crypto world. You’ll understand if you’ve ever had to type out a crypto wallet address. Crypto wallet addresses…
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Crypto Insider: Coinbase Tussles With the SEC

By Early Investing on August 1, 2022

Coinbase has been struggling lately. About two weeks ago, an ex-Coinbase product manager was charged with fraud over an alleged insider trading scheme involving crypto. Then last week, Coinbase shares dropped more than 20% after news broke that it’s facing an SEC probe into whether the platform is…
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Startup Insider: Startup Investing in Your Golden Years

By Early Investing on July 28, 2022

Startups can often feel like a young person’s game. We hear all the time about innovative entrepreneurs under the age of 30, young companies full of recent college graduates and fresh new ideas from younger generations. For older startup investors, this can present a problem. Startup investors almost…
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Angel Insider: Who Needs Special Deal Terms, Anyway?

By Early Investing on July 26, 2022

Vin Narayanan recently attended a conference with some smart and passionate angel investors. When he pitched a startup for them to invest in, he expected some questions. But he didn’t expect the first one to be, “What special deal terms can you give us?” When Vin…