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Startup Investing Master Class: How to Bag a Unicorn
Unicorns are the ultimate prize for an early investor. Here’s how to identify and invest in them before everyone else does.
As a startup investor, you’ve got to peruse a lot of potential deals. But where can you find them? That’s where crowdfunding portals come in. These sites offer a platform for startups and investors to find each other. Portals allow investors to access startups’ offering circulars, goals, founder Q&As and…
Cannabis is a brand-new industry filled with promising startups attacking all angles of the market. New products are hitting the shelves and attracting customers. And the U.S. cannabis market is already worth billions of dollars. But a brand-new market also comes with difficulties. Cannabis is still illegal at the…
If you read any of Andy Gordon’s startup recommendations, you know about his “four M’s” criteria. He uses the four M’s (management, market, monetization and metrics) to evaluate potential startup investments. Today’s video takes a deep dive into each of these criteria. Andy covers a wide range of topics…
A startup’s valuation is a critical piece of data for startup investors. A bad valuation can ruin a potentially good investment. So the latest Startup Investing Master Class is all about valuation: what it is, how it’s calculated, who calculates it and more. First Stage Investor Co-Founder Andy Gordon…
Welcome to the Startup Investing Master Class video series! In this video, Early Investing founder Andy Gordon covers some basic vocabulary for startup investors. Then Senior Managing Editor Vin Narayanan joins in for a Q&A session on some key concepts in startup investing, including how to construct your portfolio,…
The second Startup Investing Master Class is in session. Today’s topic? Portfolio size. First Stage Investor Co-Founder Andy Gordon and Vin Narayanan explain how portfolio size plays a vital role in determining a startup investor’s success.