Tag: Stock Market
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My very best wishes to President Trump after the cowardly attempt on his life on Saturday. 🇺🇸 He showed incredible presence of mind, ducking down instantly as shots rang out. And far from killing him, the would-be assassin didn’t even delay Trump’s schedule — he’s at the RNC today. He’s…
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A lot of early stage investors are obsessed with credentials. I think that’s a big mistake. There’s nothing wrong with going to Harvard or working at Google. But when you look at the best founders, they don’t look like that. Instead, you see people with a strong entrepreneurial bent that…
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At $3.3 trillion, NVIDIA is the most valuable company on earth. The Magnificent 7 now make up 35% of the S&P 500. Meanwhile, the average SaaS company trades at a 5.9x revenue multiple. This is the lowest since 2016 and below long term averages. I’ve never seen markets this top-heavy…
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I rarely tell a founder “no.” Instead, I say “not yet.” Here’s why… When I first started angel investing, I thought I had to give every company a yea or nay. But over time, I realized I don’t. Most any startup could be a great investment. It’s just a matter…
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Lately, I’m seeing a ton of startups with no CTO. Instead, they have a team of engineers with minimal equity. This is a mistake. Here’s why… Incentives Matter Startups have to ship new features fast. That’s how they make customers happy and beat competitors. Who do you think will do…
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“It’s interesting how many mistakes you can make if you just keep going.” Warren Buffett Warren Buffett is the greatest investor of all time. He must do everything right…right? Dead wrong. Warren has made a lot of mistakes too. And in this final hour of the recent Berkshire Hathaway Annual…
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+ Berkshire, BRK, Buffett, Finance, Investing, Money, Startups, Stock Market, Stocks, Venture Capital+
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An auditorium full of med students jump to their feet, erupting in cheers. They just found out they’re going to school for free. This was the scene at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York in February (you can see the video and news story here). The source…
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iWashie was raising $600,000 at a very attractive valuation. It was growing like crazy. But I passed. This company is a composite and I changed the name and some identifying details. But it illustrates a key point: the size of the market matters. An Amazing Startup iWashie is a SaaS…
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In 2008, Brian Chesky was trying to raise $150,000. For this sum, you could’ve owned 10% of Airbnb. His friend Michael Seibel introduced him to 7 top investors, but Brian didn’t get a single check. Today, that 10% stake would be worth about $5 billion.* Let’s look at the reasons…
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Today, GitLab is valued at over $9 billion. But in 2015, it was a tiny startup with just a couple employees. Let’s dig into their YC Demo Day pitch. GitLab is a platform for software development. It lets developers collaborate, version control their code, and more. Who Ever Saw an…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stock Market, Stocks, Venture Capital, Y Combinator, YC+
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Tremendous 