Archive: lessons learned

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 those years of investing, I’ve gained some useful insights. One of the most surprising lessons I’ve learned is that many of my best deals were located outside of…

Lessons Learned from More Than 100 Investments

By Adam Sharp on August 28, 2020

I’ve been investing in startups online for six years now. I’ve made small investments in more than 100 companies so far. I’ve also been part of three funds which invested in another 32 startups. Today I’m going to share some of the key lessons I’ve learned…