Wednesday, December 4, 2013

3 Ways to Earn "Private Income" Every Month

When we hear about “startup investing,” we generally think of the big paydays that occur when an early-stage company is acquired or goes public – like Google, Facebook or Tumblr.

And historically, it’s true: profits from early-stage investing have come from “exits” like an IPO or a big acquisition. But…

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Friday, October 25, 2013

Could Meta Be a Game Changer for 3D Printing?

Once or twice in every generation, a new invention will change the trajectory of entire industries – the assembly line during the industrial revolution, for example, or the Internet in the ‘90s.

We, and many others in the technology community, believe that “3D Printing,” or “Personal Manufacturing,” is our generation’s…

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

One "Electrifying" Crowdfunding Idea

In 1884, the folks erecting the Statue of Liberty ran out of money. Joseph Pulitzer, a big shot publisher, took to his “New York World” newspaper and encouraged Americans to donate so Lady Liberty could be completed.
Evidently, Mr. Pulitzer was persuasive. More than 125,000 people donated over $100,000…

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Why Did Google Invest $250 Million Into A Taxi Service?

Why the heck would Google invest $250 million into a start-up that’s basically a taxi service?
Or here’s another one for you: Why would one man invest hundreds of millions of dollars trying to send ordinary citizens into space, or building a car company from scratch?
We generally…

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