Startup Investing as an Asset Class
Key Insights The three most widely recognized asset classes are: cash, fixed assets and stocks Alternative assets include: hedge funds, insurance products, collectibles, foreign currency, crypto currency, structured products such as credit default swaps or collateralized debt obligations and private equity Private equity is uncorrelated to more traditional assets to the point it can act […]
Crowdfunding Demystified
Key Insights Crowdfunding is raising capital through a collective effort of a number of people. There are three types of crowdfunding : donation-based crowdfunding, reward-based crowdfunding and equity crowdfunding. The first type is donation-based crowdfunding. The most famous site, of course is GoFundMe. It’s 100% donations. The second type is reward based crowdfunding: Kickstarter or […]