Category Archives for Books
Zero to One by Peter Thiel – Book Summary
Peter Thiel, famed investor and founder, shares his personal lessons and thoughts on startups. This is a must-read for both startup founders and investors.
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Gut vs. Checklists – Which is Better for Startup Investment Decisions?
A contentious topic among early-stage investors is the use of an objective list of criteria (ie a checklist) vs. using gut and intuition when making investment decisions. We will review Atul Gawande’s book The Checklist Manifesto and discuss relevant lessons for crowdfunding investors.
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Equity Crowdfunding for Investors – Book Review
The book Equity Crowdfunding for Investors is still the most comprehensive, thorough, and well-researched reference as of mid 2019 for Regulation Crowdfunding investors. We discuss what makes it stand above the rest in today’s book review.
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Thinking in Bets – Lessons for Investors
This month, we review the book Thinking in Bets by author and former professional poker player Annie Duke. The book is all about making decisions in uncertain environments, whether that is in poker, investing, or other areas of life.
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Principles by Ray Dalio – Book Summary and Key Lessons
In his book Principles, Ray Dalio shares his life and work principles. We read the book and break out the key lessons for investors in this summary, including how to apply these lessons to Reg CF investing.
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Angel by Jason Calacanis – Book Review and Key Lessons
For our first monthly investment book review, we dive into Jason Calacanis’ book “Angel: How to Invest in Tech Startups”. Find out what some of the key lessons and takeaways are for equity crowdfunding investors.
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Four Lessons Investors can Learn from Turkeys
On this Thanksgiving day, what can turkeys teach us about investing? Quite a lot, as we will find out. Check out this special holiday post to learn about “the turkey problem” and how to ensure that you aren’t acting like a turkey with your investments.
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