Navigating Startup Investing Taxes: What Every Investor Should Know
Discover the essential tax implications of startup investing, including benefits, deductions, and the impact of investment exits and failures. Learn t…
Category: Investing Basics
The Great Debate – Are SAFEs Actually Bad for Investors?
I’ve heard many people — ranging from investors to attorneys to funding portals — make the claim that “SAFEs are not safe for investors.” Many…
Rules Around Canceling an Online Startup Investment
For one reason or another, you decide you need to cancel an investment you made. Can you? We discuss the rules around cancelling a Reg CF startup inve…
Crowdfunding SAFE vs. Traditional SAFE – Key Differences
Since its creation in 2013, the use of the SAFE has proliferated as an early-stage financing instrument and is now used everywhere from Silicon Valley…
How to Invest in Equity Crowdfunding Funds in 2020
One of the many ways of achieving diversification in your startup investments is by investing through funds. Brian Thopsey from FundWisdom discusses t…
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 i…
Risks of Equity Crowdfund Investing – Part 2
As an asset class, equity crowdfunding offers new investment opportunities, but it also comes with new risks. Learn about the seven types of risk spec…
Risks of Equity Crowdfund Investing – Part 1
In Part 1 of understanding risks in equity crowdfund investing, we will learn about risk-reward tradeoffs and dive into the human psychology that impa…
Power Law Investing in Crowdfunding
Power laws govern not only financial returns but many other things in life. Learn what power law investing is and how to leverage it for your investme…
Equity Crowdfunding Terminology
Jumping into the equity crowdfunding world can be scary for new investors. In today's post, we provide an overview of the most common terms to help yo…