Should You Pay Off Debt or Invest Your Money? Let’s Compare Both Options…
You have some extra money and wonder if you should use it to pay off debt or invest? Perhaps you want to invest in stocks, crypto, gold or perhaps you want to use your money to finance a new business like a new construction company, a gym, or a clinic. All these are...
What Is The Difference Between Private Equity and Venture Capital?
Although they often overlap, private equity and venture capital (VC) are not the same things. Certainly, private equity and VC are both types of financial investing interested in turning a profit by buying at a low price and selling once the asset appreciates....
Cryptocurrencies vs. Governments: 4 Approaches Governments are using to try and kill Bitcoin & Other Altcoins
In a scene eerily reminiscent of George Lucas' multigenerational blockbuster the Star Wars saga, several imperious governments around the planet have recently declared all-out (or in some cases partial) war against Bitcoin and the other junior cryptocurrencies. Yet in...
Latest Global Tech Exits Report Encourages Venture Capitalists
Venture capital investments require an exit event in order for you to recoup your investment and realize some gains. If you have ever considered getting involved in venture capitalism but have held back because of the difficulty of exiting from these investments,...
New Crowdfunding Platform Allows Smaller Investments in Startups
For years sophisticated investors have participated in private offerings and startups. You were mostly limited to doing this as an angel investor or venture capitalist in the past. Now thanks to changes in the laws that govern these kinds of investments, you are able...
Nasdaq Private Market Reducing the Illiquidity Risk of Startups
One of the great challenges of investing in startups has always been the unknown time commitment. In most cases, the only way to exit the initial investment in the new venture required waiting until the company eventually went public in an IPO. The problem with this...
Startups Back on the Menu?
In theory, the recent rebound in equity markets—especially in technology-related shares, which were major laggards as the year unfolded—should be great news for young companies. As discussed previously (see here and here), valuations, activity and interest in private...
Pre-IPO Market Souring Fast
An earlier article at Sophisticated Investor argued that the outlook for growth stage private companies, especially the $1 billion-plus technology "unicorns," was looking shaky. Developments since then suggest the situation has gotten worse. For one thing, the equity...
Angel Investing: Interesting Prospects
If the venture capital industry's best days are behind it, as suggested previously, it is only natural to assume that angel investing is in similar straits. But is that necessarily the case? It is true that both segments, which invest in start-up and young companies,...
Venture Capital Industry: the Next Trouble Spot?
The pre-IPO market is under pressure; demand for initial public offerings appears to have hit its peak; and the mergers & acquisitions boom is looking tired, to say the least. Under the circumstances, few would be surprised to hear that the venture capital...
