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The Five Metrics Startup Investors Are Most Likely to Get Wrong
By Andy Gordon on December 4, 2019
Early investors have few metrics to go by when evaluating potential startup investments. Here are five metrics, in particular, that investors often misconstrue.
Mailbag: Why Bitcoin Is Still Crushing Altcoins and Startup Deal Flow Is Better Than Ever
By Early Investing on November 3, 2019
In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team explains why altcoins are underperforming and how today’s startup deal flow is better than ever.
How Founders Get Funding and How Investors Ensure They Deserve It
By Vin Narayanan on October 5, 2019
When seeking funding, a startup founder needs to sell their vision to investors. And investors need to challenge that vision. Here are some specific points both parties need to talk about in order to succeed.
Startup Investors: Watch Out for These Five Red Flags
By Adam Sharp on September 10, 2019
Adam Sharp lists his top five red flags to watch for when evaluating startup investments.
Mailbag: Three Essential Questions to Ask Startup Founders
By Early Investing on August 18, 2019
In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team provides the first three questions they always ask founders and describes how to transfer ownership of startup shares.
Mailbag: The Best Startup Investment Deal Terms and the Best Kind of Startup
By Early Investing on May 5, 2019
This week, the Early Investing team explains its favorite kind of startup and the best startup investment deal terms.
Mailbag: What Startup Accelerators Do and Why Consumers Leave the Marijuana Black Market
By Early Investing on April 21, 2019
The Early Investing team answers questions about what startup accelerators do and why weed users leave the black market.
Seven Reasons Why Startups Fail
By Andy Gordon on March 20, 2019
Startups can fail for a number of reasons. And for founders, clarity often comes late.
How U.S. Investors Could Lose Successful Startups to Global Competition
By Allison Brickell on March 18, 2019
The number of immigrant entrepreneurs is growing in the U.S. But the removal of a rule that welcomes them means American investors could miss out on those startup opportunities.
Mailbag: Structuring Your Alternative Investments, the Most Indispensable Founder Quality
By Early Investing on March 3, 2019
In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team is covering alternative portfolio construction and the most important quality of a successful founder.
Founders, Steer Clear of These 19 Mistakes
By Andy Gordon on February 20, 2019
There are a number of big mistakes founders can make. Here are Andy Gordon’s top 19.
Mailbag: The Biggest Startup Mistake and the Fed’s Debt Addiction
By Early Investing on February 3, 2019
In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team tackles the top mistake founders make and what’s behind the Fed’s pausing rate hikes.
Startups Are Ready for Private Equity Crowdfunding
By Vin Narayanan on November 3, 2018
The founders of startup companies are ready to hop off the venture capital train and try private equity crowdfunding. But there’s one thing holding them back.
Wunderkinds Aren’t the Only Successful Founders
By Allison Brickell on October 1, 2018
Investors, take note: Youthful enthusiasm certainly has its advantages. But it’s not everything.
Q&A: A Founder’s Journey From Hardware to Pure Software
By Andy Gordon on July 18, 2018
Andy sits down with the founder of Pixilated, a photo booth startup, to learn about the ways the company is tackling its market.
Founders Who Rewrote the Rules
By Andy Gordon on April 25, 2018
Some of the businesspeople (and their companies) I admire most are the ones who didn’t obey... who didn’t pull in their wings and “make do”... but who changed the rules that held them back.