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Could Fed Rate Cuts Make It Easier to Start a Business? 3 Reasons Why

The Motley Fool

Whether your business needs venture capital, angel investors, or crowdfunding from everyday investors, lower interest rates might make it easier for your company to access the capital you need. When interest rates go down, that means the best savings accounts and money market accounts are no longer paying such high APYs.

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The Screwy Logic of Crowdfunding and Venture Fund Regulation

This is going to be BIG.

But crowdfunding investments in startups is the answer to all our worries in life, right? Until you realize that vetting and helping companies is actually really hard--or did you not notice all the news that venture capital as an asset class doesn't beat the market. I can't tell you about the. I certainly would!

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DefendCrypto.org

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

They cannot seem to understand that not all of these assets are securities, they cannot seem to understand that most are commodities, currencies, or utilities like frequent flyer miles. They cannot understand that crypto tokens are unlike any assets that have come before them and that crypto tokens need new regulatory structures.

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Funding Friday: Pattern Alphabet cards for exploring nature

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

USV TEAM POSTS: John Buttrick — May 4, 2021 alt.bank David Gabeau — Apr 29, 2021 Tokenized Natural Assets Samson Mesele — Apr 28, 2021 Joining Union Square Ventures. I backed the project this morning and I hope and expect she will do great with this Kickstarter project. Email readers can see the video here.

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Why being a VC sucks. Advice to anyone who wants to get into venture capital.

This is going to be BIG.

If you''re the kind of person that needs immediate and constant feedback, this isn''t the right asset class for you. You can''t crowdfund a fund. I got mine just a year after starting to lead investments, but even that felt like forever--and that''s not the norm.

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Funding Friday: Beach Lovers: A NYC Summer Love Story

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

USV TEAM POSTS: David Gabeau — Apr 29, 2021 Tokenized Natural Assets Samson Mesele — Apr 28, 2021 Joining Union Square Ventures Hanel Baveja — Apr 20, 2021 Hacking Healthcare. This photo book project celebrates those beaches and the couples who fill them up in the summer months. Email readers can see the video here.

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Otis

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

The idea behind Otis is that cultural assets like fine art, rare books and comic books, jewelry and watches, sneakers and skateboards, etc are appreciated by everyone but are only collectible/affordable by wealthy people. These fractionalized cultural assets will be shown publicly while they are owned collectively.

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