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The Screwy Logic of Crowdfunding and Venture Fund Regulation

This is going to be BIG.

In fact, thanks to increased scrutiny of investment funds in a post-Madoff world, this imbalance will probably get bigger and bigger. Trust me, if you lose all your money on your brother-in-law's Arizona tanning salon, it's not going to hurt any less than if you lose it in his seed fund. tanning salon/seed fund combo.

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Real Estate Trends 2023

The Motley Fool

You just might want to follow the asset managers. I also worry that it's also not really an investable asset class going forward. Since housing is the biggest asset that a lot of people own, I think it's a really big deal and hopefully this gets resolved looking forward in 2024 and beyond. Deidre Woollard: Let's start with 2023.

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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.

I know I''m paid to take risk and to make a commensurate return for taking that risk, but every moment of struggle from any one of my portfolio companies is like death by 1000 cuts multiplied by all of the individual investors in my fund. Anyone can pick, but sticking around after the company gets funded is where the real work starts.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

While some of those offerings were scams or worse , many of the ones that are being investigated by the SEC are serious projects, started by some of the top cryptographers and computer scientists in the world, and backed by the leading token funds and venture capital firms in the US and around the world. You can do so here.

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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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Funding Friday: Sentien Audio

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

USV TEAM POSTS: Hanel Baveja — Apr 1, 2021 Exploring Geothermal Nick Grossman — Apr 1, 2021 USV Algorand Transparency Statement, Q4 2020 & Q1 2021 Albert Wenger — Apr 1, 2021 Fighting the Climate Crisis with Oil, Gas, and Coal Assets.

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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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