The risks and opportunities of investing in startups on equity crowdfunding platforms.Topics covered include:Why do individual investors now have more access to startup investmentsWhat has been the historical performance of venture capital fundsHow most startups fail, leaving only a few startups to offset portfolio lossesWhat factors to consider when deciding on which startups to investWhy do startups have so many different share classesWhat platforms are available for individuals to invest in startupsWhy indexing by investing in every credible startup deal can lead to better performance than hand-selecting a few startupsBecome a Subscriber and listen to the episode ad-free on Spotify or your preferred podcasting app. Only $4.99 per month. Subscribe here.Thanks to Streak and Masterworks for sponsoring the episode.For more information on this episode click here.Show NotesSquaring Venture Capital Valuations with Reality by Will Gornall and Ilya A. StrebulaevHow Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions? by Paul A. Gompers, Will Gornall, Steven N. Kaplan, and Ilya A. StrebulaevWhat Are SPACs and Should You Invest in Them?—Money For the Rest of UsFirst Quarter 2021 Private Capital Quarterly Review—Fund Evaluation GroupFourth Quarter 2020 Private Capital Quarterly Review—Fund Evaluation GroupThe Pervasive, Head-Scratching, Risk-Exploding Problem With Venture Capital by Kamal Hassan, Monisha Varadan, and Claudia ZeisbergerVenture Outcomes are Even More Skewed Than You Think by Seth Levine—VC AdventureVenture Returns With Abe Othman of AngelList by Collin West—Kauffman FellowsPaul KedroskyRelated Episodes253: Are IPOs the New Ponzi Scheme?321: How to Analyze Complex InvestmentsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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