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The Truth About Investment Sizes

By Adam Sharp on December 1, 2020

I’ve made well over 100 startup investments since 2014. Looking back, there are some mistakes I made early on that I wish I had avoided. One big one is I would get way too excited about some of the startups. I invested too much in my first 10 deals because I was so excited. But I had a limited pool of capital that I was investing from. Those large early investments meant that my next 40 investments were…

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.

Q&A: Make Sure You Avoid These Investment Mistakes

By Early Investing on November 4, 2018

Some investing mistakes are worse than others. Adam Sharp talks about how to avoid making the absolute worst ones in pre-IPO startups and cryptocurrencies.