AngelList Syndicates, Funds and Rolling Funds structure and advantages outlined below. Rolling Fund focus — what it is, how it works, and its advantages/disadvantages over the traditional VC structure are outlined below. What is AngelList? — AngelList is a company that connects startups, angel investors and LPs. Since 2010, they have tried to democratize…

Confounding compounding. Learn why and how you should begin saving for and investing in your future as a typical 20-something. Thoughts on compound interest and how to structure an investment portfolio below. “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t…

The recent short-squeeze of GameStop ($GME) has exposed massive flaws within the broad American free market system and institutional investment space. The average American, you and I, will be the ones that pay the price. The Players — By now I’m sure you’ve heard what happened to GameStop. Let me briefly describe who…

Financial literacy is one of the most important things any one person needs to learn in their lifetime. It will influence your life, your spouse and children’s lives, and directly affect how y’all live both now and later. …

1% of startups get backed by VC. So where are they allocating capital? Breaking down the numbers, emerging trends, and which sectors get more funding and why. The Numbers — In 2018 we saw a total of $254 billion invested globally into roughly 18,000 startups via venture capital financing — up 46% from…

A new way of raising capital, equity crowdfunding, has become increasingly popular in recent years. Accelerated by new SEC deregulation and COVID, I explore the case for and against it, and compare the new phenomenon to traditional VC. What is Equity Crowdfunding? — Equity Crowdfunding does not refer to donation-based fundraising (think Kickstarter, GoFundMe), but…

Tesla, Oracle, HP, Joe Rogan and Palantir are indicative of an emerging trend: California is out, and Texas (or really anywhere that’s not CA) is in. What the numbers are and how COVID has accelerated this phenomenon. Written by a Texan. Companies and civilians alike — 687,000 Californians have moved to Texas in the last…

I’ve supplemented aimless scrolling through social media with listening to podcasts. Here are some of my favorites. I was never a fan of podcasts until recently. Quite honestly I thought they were pretentious. …

I’ve been using the extra time that taking a gap-year has granted me to read more. Below are the books I have read over the past 4 months as well as the list I plan on reading for 2021. …