Adam Sharp

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Adam Sharp is the Founder of Early Investing, a new website and e-letter focused on equity crowdfunding. He is an active investor in more than 20 startups, including Navdy, Upcounsel, Cabify, Faraday Bikes, Addy and Respondly. A former financial advisor, he also has extensive experience in ... more

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The Disappearing Small Cap IPO
Saturday, April 6, 2019 1:08 PM EDT
When a company IPOs today, most of the gains have already been made by private investors. In fact, the faster a company grows, the later it goes public.
In this article: INTL, AMZN, LYFT, UBER, GOOGL, FB, TWTR, PINS, BABA, MSFT
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Uber And Lyft Are Bets On A Driverless Future
Friday, March 29, 2019 7:00 AM EDT
These companies have impressive growth, but they’re bleeding cash and have to give approximately 70% of each sale away to drivers. What’s the long-term plan here?
In this article: LYFT
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Will The Fed Turn Us Into Japan?
Saturday, March 23, 2019 4:00 PM EDT
Both the U.S. and Europe appear to be stuck with low interest rates. Neither economy appears able to handle a normal interest rate level, like 5% or 6%.
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Exploring AngelList, Weighing Seed And Series A Investments
Sunday, March 17, 2019 11:00 PM EDT
I keep hearing people talk about AngelList when it comes to startup investing. What is AngelList? And can I find good deals there? Also, What’s the difference between investing in a seed round and a Series A round? Find the answers here.
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What’s The Trade War Really About?
Saturday, February 16, 2019 6:30 PM EDT
If we do ever fix our political system, I believe we could see similar or even better growth rates than China. America has unmatched entrepreneurial spirit, but too much of the economy has been directed into wasteful government efforts.
In this article: AAPL, CSCO, GOOGL, QCOM
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The Amazing Retail Cannabis Boom
Saturday, February 9, 2019 9:48 AM EDT
There’s never been a market like this before. It’s going to be a wild ride for the next few years, but those who buy and hold high-quality companies should do incredibly well.
In this article: TLRY, ACB
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Top 3 Tools To Research And Track Startup Investments
3 years ago

I don't have too much experience from the fundraising side, but here goes.

Your AngelList profile looks good Boaz, but I'd add some traction #s and a deck. Also, they have a bunch of useful search features to find investors:

https://angel.co/digital-media/investors

There's also this old adage: "if you want advice from a VC, ask for money. If you want money, ask for advice".

:)

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Early Investing
April 2013 - Present (6 years 2 months)

We cover and do research in the online startup investing space.
eCommerce Director at the Oxford Club
Angora Publishing
September 2012 - Present (6 years 9 months)

Internet marketing and web development.
Director Of Lead Acquisition
Institute For Individual Investors
July 2011 - August 2012 (1 year 2 months)

Lead generation for a financial education company.
Marketing Director
Angel Publishing
September 2009 - August 2012 (3 years)

ppc, web experience optimization, seo, writing, media buys, swaps.

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James Madison University
BS
1998 / 2002
Sociology
James Madison University
BS
1998 / 2002
Sociology

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