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SampleServe Is on the Brink of Major Growth
By Teddy Lyons on January 5, 2023
We recommended SampleServe back in 2020. SampleServe is a Michigan-based provider of environmental project and data management solutions. The company offers environmental sampling tools that allow gas stations and oil companies to monitor and manage underground contaminants as required by law. We recently caught up with CEO Russell Schindler to see how things have been going over the last two years. Product Expansion When we recommended SampleServe in 2020,…
The Early Investing Podcast: What We’d Like to See in 2023
By Early Investing on January 4, 2023
It’s a new year. And investors have a world of possibilities before them. We’re already facing some major challenges left over from 2022 — runaway inflation, a crypto bear market, and worsening climate change, to name a few. But that doesn’t mean 2023 will be a…
Angel Insider: The Wisdom (and Worries) of Pivoting
By Early Investing on January 3, 2023
Pivoting — changing the core product, service, or fundamental direction of a business — is nothing new in the startup world. Startup founders pivot their companies all the time. Sometimes the pivot is straightforward, like switching from direct sales to a subscription-based revenue model. Other pivots can move…
Crypto in 2022: The Good, the Bad and the Weird
By Early Investing on December 29, 2022
It’s been a crazy year for the crypto market. We saw high-profile scandals, bankruptcies, hacks and a lot of reduced crypto prices. We also saw the Ethereum Merge go off without a hitch. We saw the Ukrainian government…
Three Ways 2023 Can Benefit Investors
By Allison Brickell on December 28, 2022
We’re just a few days away from the start of a new year. So I’m reflecting on all the things that have happened in 2022… and all the things that may happen in 2023. 2022 was a rough year for the stock, startup and crypto markets.
New Pick: Medical Technology That Could Help Prevent 33,000 Deaths Per Year
By Andy Gordon on December 26, 2022
Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Investment Research Analyst Teddy Lyons. I prefer to stay as far away from hospitals as possible. Don’t get me wrong. I appreciate hospitals. But I also know that hospitals are…
New Pick: A Storm-Proof Decentralized Exchange Crypto
By Vin Narayanan on December 22, 2022
There are many things we can learn from the FTX debacle. First, and most importantly, FTX’s core problems had little to do with crypto. Fraud, mismanagement, hubris and lack of board oversight — among other things — created an unnecessary crypto crisis where…
The Early Investing Podcast: Our Favorite Products of 2022
By Early Investing on December 21, 2022
2022 is almost at an end. And as we get ready to enter a new year, the Early Investing team is reflecting on all of the great startups and products we learned about this year. From botanical non-alcoholic spirits to coffee alternatives…
A New Standard for Investment Portfolios
By Ahmad Takatkah on December 20, 2022
True innovation in finance is rare. In 1952, Nobel Prize Laureate Harry Markowitz created one such innovation as a long-term portfolio strategy: the 60/40 portfolio. This concept involves investing 60% of portfolio capital in stocks and 40% in bonds. It offers the potential for high returns from stocks…
World Tree Steps Up Its Game
By Andy Gordon on December 19, 2022
World Tree is raising again — this time on StartEngine. This raise gives old and new investors alike a chance to grab a revenue share of the 2032 Empress Splendor harvest. Raising every year is baked into World Tree’s…
New Pick: An Answer to Crypto’s Centralized Exchange Problem
By Vin Narayanan on December 16, 2022
Between FTX’s collapse and Binance’s current problems — which I wrote about for Early Investing this week — it’s clear that large centralized exchanges have become pain points in the crypto ecosystem. There are good reasons to…
2022 Homebuyers Are All About Affordability
By Carolyn Price on December 16, 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, investors might begin to make resolutions and predictions for the upcoming new year. And one area of investing that’s drawing much speculation and discussion is the U.S. residential housing and mortgage market. Looming over optimistic predictions of the U.S. economic…
New Pick: This Startup Is Leading a Boron Nitride Revolution
By Andy Gordon on December 15, 2022
Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Investment Research Analyst Teddy Lyons. Imagine if there was a material that was as strong as steel, but three times lighter. Impossible, right? Well, the startup I’m going…
Crypto Regulations Are on the Horizon
By Vin Narayanan on December 14, 2022
I had planned on writing about startups today. A major scientific breakthrough in fusion happened this week. The implications for humanity and startups are astounding. But then two massive crypto stories broke, so startups (and fusion) will have to wait.
Different Ways to Give Back to Your Startup Investments
By Early Investing on December 13, 2022
It takes a lot for a startup to succeed. At minimum, it needs a good idea, a stellar team to bring that idea to life and money to make it all happen. Most startup founders need help with all of this. Investors provide money, of course.
What Went Wrong With NowRx
By Andy Gordon on December 12, 2022
Last Monday, I told you that NowRx was going out of business. Today, I’m going to share some more thoughts on why it happened. The company says it was because of the deteriorating economy. But there’s a lot more to it…