Investing in the Next Big Thing: How to Invest in Startups and Equity Crowdfunding like an Angel Investor
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (572 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MUFT0LG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 516 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Learn about crowdfunding and how to do your due diligence right! Doug Nordman Every survey of angel investors reports that they wish they had done more due diligence before investing in a startup.Now that the SEC has finally worked out the crowdfunding provisions of the JOBS Act, you can start investing like an angel-- and this book has the toolbox.Joseph Hogue explains how crowdfunding works. He uses his years of VC analysis to help you filter out the noise to find a good pitch, research the idea and the founders, and analyze the financials. From there you'll le. "and Hogue explains how to best take advantage of them without sugar-coating the risks" according to X2099. A clearly written "how to" manual for the next big thing in investing. The opportunities here are huge, and Hogue explains how to best take advantage of them without sugar-coating the risks. If you're nervous about the lofty valuations in the stock market, investing in startups before they go public can provide a good hedge -- but you have to know the ground rules. This primer explains equity crowdfunding in detail and shows you how to increase your chances of success.. This is more of a 'how-to' book instead of like most investing books that only cover concepts. Darren Howarter Startup investing book for beginners and experienced investorsI was surprised at the detail in the book, especially in the process to value a startup for investment. I've invested in stocks and bonds for decades but have never gotten into angel investing. The book is more than just an overview for new equity crowdfunding investors but a complete guide in how to evaluate startups and management.Since becoming interested in equity crowdfunding, I've looked at other analyst reports and sta
Doug NordmanInvesting in the Next Big Thing is a deeply insightful tour through the brave new world of Equity Crowdfunding. Now it's my new reference manual for my next due diligence research. Many of the other crowdfunding investing books don't even offer ways to put a valuation on startups, instead only talking about general concepts. Curtis HearnThe book is more than just an overview for new equity crowdfunding investors but a complete guide in how to evaluate startups and management. I wish this book had been out when I started angel investing, and it will help thousands of crowdfunding investors. It's obvious the author is writing from a long experience in analyzing these deals. Darren Howarter. He uses his years of VC analysis to h
A study by Willamette University of 1,200 investments by angel investors found that more than half of startups fail to return even the original investment. Just a fraction of those investments accounted for the vast majority of gains.But those gains in startup investing can be spectacular.Consider Peter Thiel’s 2004 investment of $500,000 in Facebook as its first outside investor. It accounts for nearly a fifth of the wealth for million-dollar investors and nearly four-times the return compared to stocks.For more than eight decades, anyone with less than a million dollars was locked out of this investment.Government regulators reasoned that investors like you and me weren’t smart enough to handle the high risk and higher return.That all changed in 2016, when for the first time in a century investment in startup companies became open to everyone.Investing in startups has led to an average 27% return for wealthy investors, nearly four times the average 7.4% annual return on stocks over the decade to 2013.When asked where they invested their money, in