Back in 2008, Microsoft offered to buy Yahoo for about $50 billion.

Yahoo rejected the offer as being “too low.”

Last week, a new deal for Yahoo came in—this time from Verizon.

The deal was worth just $4.6 billion, a fraction of what Microsoft had offered.

When Yahoo accepted it,…

You rely on Crowdability to bring you the best start-up deals. Now rely on us to bring you the most fascinating stories and trends from the world of technology. You won’t find this stuff in the mainstream press. Look for it every Friday morning.

Twitter Tries to Explain What the…

People say Warren Buffett is the best investor in the world.

Well, maybe that was true once upon a time...

But now a new crop of investors is outperforming him.

Today, we’ll introduce you to one of the most interesting of these mavericks.

Not only will we show you how…

Last week, Unilever acquired a start-up for $1 billion.

The start-up’s early investors made an estimated 166 times their money.

Some of these investors were ordinary folks just like you.

Actually… were you one of them?

Get a Shave!

The start-up I’m talking about is Dollar Shave Club.

Dollar Shave…

You rely on Crowdability to bring you the best start-up deals. Now rely on us to bring you the most fascinating stories and trends from the world of technology. You won’t find this stuff in the mainstream press. Look for it every Friday morning.

The Beer Brewed by Artificial Intelligence

Matt and I founded Crowdability with a simple mission:

To help everyday investors find and profit from the best start-up investments.

Initially, we compiled a list of the best sources for deals.

You see, there are hundreds of “funding platforms” out there (platforms are special websites that connect investors like…

Has anyone ever “borrowed” one of your ideas and used it as their own?

If I’m not mistaken, it just happened to me—and I’m thrilled.

After all, isn’t imitation the sincerest form of flattery?

And since it was JP Morgan doing the imitating—and since the idea it borrowed was about…

You rely on Crowdability to bring you the best start-up deals. Now rely on us to bring you the most fascinating stories and trends from the world of technology. You won’t find this stuff in the mainstream press. Look for it every Friday morning.

Security Robot Knocks Toddler To The…

In the sweltering heat of August 1982, a broke young songwriter named Gary Portnoy recorded one of his new songs.

In the past, Gary had penned songs for Air Supply and Dolly Parton, but none of his songs had turned into hits.

Portnoy didn’t know it, but his luck was…

I just read a frightening research report.

It was written by the leading research firm in the world, so it’s tough to refute.

First it explains why investors like you have earned such exceptional returns over the past 30 years—then it explains why those days are over.

But there’s some…