Author: tremendousblog
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Angels can make up to $15 million tax free thanks to changes in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. This is part of a huge expansion of Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) in the new bill. What’s New With QSBS These changes to the rules around QSBS apply to shares…
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+ Angel, Angel Investing, Angel Investor, Finance, Investing, IRS, Money, QSBS, Startups, Tax, Tech, Trump, Venture Capital+
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Lots of people want to become angel investors. But where do you find great deals? Here’s where I’m sourcing deals now… I looked at all 35 names in my portfolio thus far. For each one, I noted where I first heard about the company. Where My Deals Are Coming From…
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+ Business, Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Microsoft just announced they’re laying off another 9,000 people. With AI and offshoring rapidly eliminating jobs, are we about to see a new wave of unemployment? AI Eats Engineering Jobs New comp sci graduates have one of the highest unemployment rates of any major. Big Tech companies are doing hiring…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Business, ChatGPT, Economy, Jobs, LLM, Offshoring, Remote work, Technology, Unemployment+
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If you run a business in NYC, you should only be focused on one thing right now: finding office space in Jersey City. With anti-police mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani about to take over, this is the most important thing you can do for your company. Back to the Bad Old…
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+ Adams, Cuomo, Government, Jersey City, Mamdani, New Jersey, New York, New York City, NJ, NYC, Zohran+
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When I was a kid, my family was on food stamps. But sometimes, what we really needed was money to pay the light bill. Why not just give people cash? Right now, Congress is voting on Medicaid cuts in the hopes of balancing the budget. I have a much easier…
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+ Politics+ Congress, Federal government, Government, Medicaid, News, Politics, SNAP, Trump, Washington, Welfare+
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Pat Tillman walked away from a $3.6 million NFL contract to join the Army after 9/11. What makes a man do something like that? As I headed off on vacation a couple of weeks ago, I cracked the book Where Men Win Glory to find out. Tillman was one of…
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“The initial idea doesn’t matter — most companies pivot.” I’ve heard that 100 times. But is it really true? Today, I dug into my portfolio to find out. I looked at investments at least a year old. This way, they’ve had time to pivot. Here’s what I found… Of 29…
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+ Business, Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Money, Personal finance, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stocks, Venture Capital+
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I lost my entire investment. Twice. These are my worst losses as an angel investor. Everyone online wants to talk about their wins. But you really want to learn something? Lose some money and feel the sting. Here’s the mistake I made and why I’ll never do it again… Two…
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+ Angel, Angel Investing, Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, Investing, Money, Stocks, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Yesterday morning, I didn’t want to get out of bed. I was on 4 hours sleep. But then I thought, “Jimmy needs me”. Who’s Jimmy? Jimmy is the name I’ve given to that anonymous founder out there who needs help. Jimmy is just starting out. Nobody believes in him, but…
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+ Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Small Business, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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“Should we keep selling to the mid-market, or go after the whales?” a founder recently asked me. Instead of giving her an answer, I asked her a question… “What’s the difference in sales cycles between the two?” I asked. “That’s just it!” she responded. “The sales cycles are basically the…
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+ Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Investing, Money, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Tremendous 