When Wayne and I first launched Crowdability, we dove into a deep research project.

Our goal? To identify a proven process for picking successful startup investments.

Over the course of a year or so, we sat down with more than three dozen of the most successful startup investors in the…

Be Like Luke Skywalker

The Lightsaber, famous from the “Star Wars” film franchise, is one of the coolest movie weapons of all-time. But it couldn’t exist in the real world. Or could it? »

Google Is Such a Nag — It’s for Your Own Good

I know it’s not…

Coinbase, one of the world’s leading trading platforms for digital currencies, went public yesterday… and its early investors are thrilled.

You see, even though its stock (COIN) traded down a bit, Coinbase’s earliest investors — those who got in when it was still a tiny private startup — are sitting…

“It’s different this time.”

For investors, those words have caused a lot of black eyes over the years. But they do point to a fundamental truth in the investment world:

Timing is everything!

So today, let me tell you why the timing might finally be right for one specific sector.

Finally, Tech Support You Can Count on

When we moved into a new place, it was a tech catastrophe. TVs needed hanging; wireless networks needed to be created; Dots and Echos and Alexas needed to be set up. Who could we call to sort everything out? Best Buy. Learn…

We’re still in the midst of a global pandemic…

And yet — stocks recently hit new all-time highs!

The Dow topped 33,000, the S&P broke 4,000, and the Nasdaq is just a few points away from an eye-popping 14,000.

This is great news for investors. But if you’re anything like…

In the 1970s, scientists started drilling into peoples’ skulls.

Their goal was to create a mind-control device, or as they called it, a brain-computer interface.

Such devices were used for medical purposes — for example, to regulate tremors in Parkinson’s patients, or to restore movement in paralyzed people.

But now…

Why Good Music Gets You Aroused

The right song can send shivers down your spine and make the hair on your arms stand up. Ever wonder why? After years of research, scientists now have the surprisingly naughty answer »

10-Cent Beers and Free Krispy Kreme Donuts

From beers…

Everyone knows the obvious way to make money in the market:

Buy low and sell high.

In other words, buy a stock when it’s “cheap,” and then cash out when it trades higher.

But today I’ll show you a different way to profit from stocks…

This is a way to…

The trading app Robinhood made some waves last week.

As Reuters and Bloomberg reported, Robinhood says it’s planning to “democratize” IPOs.

Basically, it’s planning to let ordinary investors like you buy shares of companies just as they’re going public. This might sound like a big deal. I mean, historically, it’s…