Boardroom Investing – Raging Bull https://ragingbull.com Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:23:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 https://ragingbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/favicon.png Boardroom Investing – Raging Bull https://ragingbull.com 32 32 158338491 Birth During a Recession https://ragingbull.com/boardroom-investing/birth-during-a-recession/ https://ragingbull.com/boardroom-investing/birth-during-a-recession/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:59:18 +0000 https://ragingbull.com/?p=104045

The dreaded R-word (recession, of course) is on everyone’s minds these days, causing fear of market volatility and making companies hesitant to invest in big capital projects. The U.S. economy is flashing warning signs, as stocks are headed toward bear markets and an economic slowdown was confirmed by Q1’s GDP dropping 1.5%.

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Last week we held May’s Boardroom Investing Training and it was a hit.

 

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Watch Chris dive into previous deals in Boardroom and share what he Likes/Dislikes in a random deal on a CF site.

🚒 Hot Links 🔥

+ Doing the Lord’s work – Brewery analytics firm wins Seattle angel investing contest (read more)

 

+ When will they change the signs to Dollar Fifty Tree? – Discount stores showing strength in an inflationary retail environment (read more)

 

+ Teslas must have huge ashtrays – Elon Musk commits $33.5B of his own money to Twitter acquisition (read more)

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Friday-Fintech https://ragingbull.com/boardroom-investing/friday-fintech/ https://ragingbull.com/boardroom-investing/friday-fintech/#respond Fri, 27 May 2022 16:44:14 +0000 https://ragingbull.com/?p=103973  

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Fintech is one of the fastest-growing sectors for startups and within tech. As bitcoin and blockchain technology continues to get more popular, and millions pile into crypto, it seems like an opportune time to dive into the history of fintech and where it’s going. After all, some of the best startup investors and entrepreneurs of the 21st century got their start in the fintech sector.

 

Fintech 1.0

While there were major developments between the 1860s through 1980s (that we’re dubbing Fintech 1.0) thanks to innovations by the Pantelegraph, Amex, and Barclays, for the sake of brevity, we’re going to skip ahead to the 1970s and start with a familiar face that is the Nasdaq.

🎉 Featured Fintect Sector 🎉

The Fintech sector is one of the fastest growing out there. Today I wanted to introduce ABC Fintech and how it’s creating an asset backed crypto (ABC) to provide investors with a more liquid way to own real estate.


ABC Tokens are digital securities, regulated by the U.S. SEC and backed by physical commercial real estate assets, reducing risk and volatility typical of most cryptocurrencies.

Commercial real estate has been notoriously illiquid. ABC Tokens will be listed on multiple secondary exchanges, providing ABC Tokens investors with a quick and easy way to divest at market value.

The value of ABC Tokens is underpinned by the Net Asset Value of the real estate portfolio. ABC’s portfolio is diversified across major asset classes (e.g. multi-family, industrial, office, retail and hospitality) and alternative sectors (e.g. data centers), giving token-holders diversification and thereby helping to manage risk.

 

For crypto enthusiasts, ABC provides stability by offering a security token that is truly backed by hard assets (our commercial real estate portfolio).

 

In Q4 2021, ABC sold security tokens to friends and family, closing on $3,000,000 of commercial real estate to validate the concept.

Watch their video above or check them out here!

🚒 Hot Links 🔥

+ Back to School – Learning about Fintech (link)

 

+ Great, more tabs to keep open – Eight Fintech Websites to keep in your bookmarks (link)

 

+ The Future is Here – The Future of Fintech (link)

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Hopefully this isn’t any of you at the end of this newsletter

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Extra Accredit https://ragingbull.com/boardroom-investing/extra-accredit/ https://ragingbull.com/boardroom-investing/extra-accredit/#respond Wed, 25 May 2022 22:36:15 +0000 https://ragingbull.com/?p=103923  

Starting Off:
One of the most exciting aspects of investing in startups is the thrill of being there at the beginning of a new project that may result in some fruitful future returns. But prior to the last decade, the chances of an individual investing in a company before it registered with the SEC were about 0% unless they were
an accredited investor. This essentially made investing in startups the privilege of the already wealthy while the rest of us were left in the dust.

Why Accredited Investor:
The logic behind establishing the title of the accredited investor was not meant to throttle the monetary power of the American people; rather, its goal was to protect them from losing everything. Naturally, investing in a private offering involves the possibility of loss, and the SEC thought it a good idea to establish a class of investors who’ve been proven to understand that risk and who also have the capital to lose. And thus, Rule 501 of Regulation D was born in 1982, ushering in the era of the accredited investor.

🎉 Featured Story 🎉

In today’s article, we discussed how regulation crowdfunding opened the world of startups to the average investor.

I wanted to highlight a business whose life-changing technology could not have been possible without Reg C, ATOM LIMBS.

Unlike lower-limb amputees (LLA), upper-limb amputees (ULA) are about half as likely to wear a prosthesis. This is largely because they are unwieldy, ineffective, and uncomfortable.

ATOM LIMBS seeks to change that by incorporating AI, modern robotics, and modern wearable technology into its revolutionary designs.

Having achieved its funding goals via Wefunder, ATOM LIMBS is an excellent example of the power Reg C has to change the market and the lives of others.


In the words of found and CEO Tyler Hayes: *No one* should have to live with a permanent injury or disability. We have reusable rockets and electric cars… it’s time for artificial limbs.

Watch Wefunder’s spotlight video or check them out here!

🚒 Hot Links 🔥

+ Know Your History – The Saga of Accredited Investor Status Pre-Expansion – (link)

+ The Nerds Know All – Harvard Law Examines the SEC’s expansion of Accredited Investor Definition – (link)

+ Back to School – An Overview of the Series 65 Exam – (link)

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New year, new me…. Just not the way I thought, via investingcom

 

 

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Show me the Money, Jerry https://ragingbull.com/editorial/show-me-the-money-jerry/ https://ragingbull.com/editorial/show-me-the-money-jerry/#respond Mon, 23 May 2022 15:28:49 +0000 https://ragingbull.com/?p=103866

Where Does an Entrepreneur  Start?
“Where to find capital?” is one of the many questions that can weigh heavily on entrepreneurs’ minds as they are getting new business ventures off the ground. Honestly- 30 mins ago I had a call with a founder who just closed a $2M raise and with potential choppy economic waters on the horizon, they are wondering if they should try and find another $1-2M, just “because”. There are the traditional avenues of bank loans, credit cards, and venture capital, but some interesting stories come from those founders who have taken non-standard routes to funding. After all, not everyone can make the cut for Y-Combinator’s annual graduating class. Most startups have to improvise.

Take it Digital
One example of a non-traditional funding source is Bloomnation, which is an online marketplace that matches up florists and customers to create and send custom flower bouquets across the US. This is perfect for those situations where you want to send a token of your affection to that hottie you met online, who is definitely real and not at all catfishing you.

Boardroom Investing and Ally Wefunder

5 Community Rounds to checkout 👀

A Community Round allows startups to engage with thousands of their customers, users, and fans to invest alongside VCs and angel investors.

Wefunder created the industry; Stonks has helped accelerate it. All with a central focus on building community and expanding access to both founders and investors.

Please join Wefunder as they showcase five venture-funded startups opening up a Community Round.

Snapshot Below 📸

Learn more about all these companies by registering for Wefunder Community Round Showcase – Stonks

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🚒 Hot Links 🔥

+ Hopefully they’ll have better luck than Phil Mickelson – Lucid Motors to open factory in Saudi Arabia

 

+ It’s like grocery shopping with R2D2 – Smart Shopping Cart Veeve to be deployed in Albertsons stores

+ Watch out Lime, there’s a new way in town to make you look stupid – Swedish startup Cangoroo wants to make pogo stick sharing a thing

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The Food Sector is GROWING! (Pun Intended) https://ragingbull.com/boardroom-investing/the-food-sector-is-growing-pun-intended/ https://ragingbull.com/boardroom-investing/the-food-sector-is-growing-pun-intended/#respond Fri, 20 May 2022 15:48:18 +0000 https://ragingbull.com/?p=103831  

As summer quickly approaches and barbecues are on the horizon (except for you, vegans), it seems appropriate to discuss an industry that no doubt affects your life every day: the business of food. It’s sometimes taken for granted, but with the world’s population growing every day, our food systems will likely face some serious challenges in the coming decades.


Initially, one might assert that having production meet increased demand for food products is the primary concern for the sector. However, the pandemic has taught us that systems can slow down, logistics can be put on pause, and mere access to goods can become a challenge for the consumer. Add in variables of environmental impact and sustainability, and we get a multi-dimensional challenge.

Featured Food Sector 🥑

The Food Sector has been Growing. (Pun intended)  In this article, we discuss 2 different types of food startups.

Today, I wanted to introduce how FULL HARVEST is bringing the food industry digital while trying to solve the food waste problem when it comes to farming.

The ​​USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) estimates that about 30 percent of food in the United States goes uneaten at the retail and consumer level.

FULL HARVEST takes imperfect crops and finds a buyer on their easy-to-use digital software.

This company saw an issue and created a gateway to help the supply-chain crisis regarding our food.

With a product like food, the shelf life is limited, and time is of the essence to get food to buyers.

Christine Mosley, Founder & CEO, vision:My vision is a world where there is 0% food waste and 100% ‘full harvests,’ where all edible produce grown goes towards consumption. We aim to reinvent the produce supply chain with technology to bring the industry online and maximize resources.”

Watch their video above or check them out here!

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🚒 Hot Links 🔥

+ Forbes’ Take on the Future of Food Tech – (link)

+ Trends and Startups to Keep an Eye on – (link)

+ A Look at Urban Farming – (link)

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