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Webinar Reminder: Meet Republic’s CEO
By Vin Narayanan on July 27, 2020
Editor’s Note: In case you missed it, we’re hosting a special webinar with Republic founder and CEO Kendrick Nguyen on Thursday at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT. The invitation is below. We hope you join us. Andy Gordon will be back on Thursday with a new startup recommendation. In the past few weeks, we’ve written extensively about the Republic Note. In early July, Andy Gordon first reported on the Note —…
Upcoming Webinar: Meet Republic’s CEO
By Vin Narayanan on July 22, 2020
In the past few weeks, we’ve written extensively about the Republic Note. In early July, Andy Gordon first reported on the Note — calling it an opportunity unlike any other. And on Monday, Andy recommended that our First Stage Investor…
The Importance of Co-Investors
By Adam Sharp on July 21, 2020
As online angel investors, there’s an easy metric we can use when judging possible investments. If we pay attention to who else is investing in a startup’s round (also known as co-investors), we can learn a lot about the quality of the deal. For example, if…
Republic Note: Invest NOW for a Lifetime of Revenue
By Andy Gordon on July 20, 2020
Deal Details Startup: Republic Core Security type: Profit-sharing token Cap: $8 million Price per note: $0.12 Minimum investment: $100 Where to invest: Republic Deadline: Today (…
Invest in the Next Generation of Coders
By Andy Gordon on July 16, 2020
Deal Details Startup: CodeCombat Security type: Preferred equity Valuation: $25 million Share price: $1.71 Stage: Series A Minimum investment: $500 Where to invest: SeedInvest Deadline: August 7. (But campaign may end earlier if maximum target is reached.) CodeCombat…
Grading the SEC’s Proposed Crowdfunding Changes
By Andy Gordon on July 15, 2020
The SEC is about to make a series of modifications to equity crowdfunding regulations. These updates come a little more than four years after it first enabled regular investors like you and me to crowdfund startups. Back then, the SEC was mostly concerned with protecting investors.
Updated AngelList Dashboard Tracks Portfolio Performance
By Adam Sharp on July 14, 2020
Over recent months, AngelList has made some major updates to their investor dashboard (if you haven’t been given access to the new dashboard yet, they should be rolling it out to you soon). To access the dashboard, log into Angel.co and…
Portfolio Update: Cityzenith Valuation Jumps on Rapid Progress
By Andy Gordon on July 13, 2020
It’s full speed ahead for Cityzenith. We recommended the digital twin visualization software company to you last August. It’s made tremendous progress in almost 12 months. In fact, so many good things are happening at once, it’s hard to know where…
Startup Insider: Investing During a Pandemic
By Vin Narayanan on July 9, 2020
We have a special Thursday edition of Startup Insider for you this week. In this week’s show, Adam Sharp and I talk about how to approach investing in the middle of a pandemic. Watch the video below. Or read on for more details on the topics we covered…
The Republic Note is an Opportunity Unlike Any Other
By Andy Gordon on July 8, 2020
Crowdfunding has come a long way. It’s far more diverse and interesting than it was just a year ago. There are investment portals that now offer a way to buy and sell shares of startups whose raises have ended. There are portals that offer crowdfunders shares of startups…
Accredited Investors Have the Advantage — For Now
By Adam Sharp on July 7, 2020
Today in America, accredited investors still have a major advantage over non-accredited investors (approximately 92% of America). We can invest in all private startup and company deals, including those on sites like AngelList. These Regulation D deals have no limit on the amount of money the…
Early Investing Webinar with Republic CEO
By Vin Narayanan on July 1, 2020
We know that many of you were unable to attend our webinar with Republic’s Chuck Pettid last week. So if you missed our discussion about crowdfunding real estate and video game investments, here’s the video so you can watch it at your leisure (you can also read more…
Invest in Fixing the Trucking Industry
By Andy Gordon on July 1, 2020
Deal Details Startup: Fleeting Security type: Crowd SAFE Discount: 20% Valuation (cap): $10 million Minimum investment: $100 Where to invest: Republic Deadline: Invest ASAP! Raise is almost filled up What I do is very simple. I try to find very…
AngelList Access Funds Show Promise
By Adam Sharp on June 30, 2020
Let’s talk about AngelList Access funds. These funds allow you to make a single investment and get exposure to the hundreds of top startup deals that take place on AngelList. I wrote about them back in January. Now,…
Startup Founders Leaning Into COVID-19 Economy
By Andy Gordon on June 24, 2020
It’s been surprisingly difficult to pigeonhole the effects of COVID-19 on startups. I’ve reached out to many startups to see how they’re doing in the current market. And much to my surprise, many founders have told me that COVID-19 is a “net positive” for their companies. None have…
Online Angels Have an Advantage Over VCs Right Now
By Adam Sharp on June 23, 2020
Traditionally, startup investors (VCs and angels) tended to do deals in person. It’s a slow and inefficient method. But it’s the way things have always been done. During this crisis, everyone has been forced to operate remotely. But from what I’m reading…