In the early morning of January 23, 1909, amidst a dense fog, an “unsinkable” luxury steamship called the RMS Republic collided with another ship.
The Republic soon sank to the bottom of the ocean. She was in treacherous, shark-infested waters 50 miles off the coast of Nantucket, beyond recovery.
Many…
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A Double Dose of Healthcare
According to Accenture, venture funding for digital…
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A few years ago, Apple changed its name from “Apple Computer” to “Apple, Inc.”
At the time, many assumed this was a sign that Apple would start producing a wider array of consumer electronics.
And they were right: gradually, Apple moved from computers into music players and phones – and…
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This new set of U.S. laws is allowing people to pool their money together online and invest in promising start-ups.
It’s a concept called “crowdfunding."
Initially, the websites that facilitated crowdfunding focused on technology start-ups.
Then, sites started…
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It’s true for real estate values… but is…
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Over the past 12 months, biotech’s been booming:
In fact, the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (NBI) has risen by more than 46%.
IPOs have played a big part in that rise...
For example, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: RARE), debuted at $21 and now sits at over $60 per share. That’s a 300%…
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David and Goliath are once again at war.
In this modern-day version, David is a small business, and Goliath is a vast conglomerate with unlimited resources.
Goliath has stolen David’s intellectual property – and despite the fact that David is in the right, he can’t afford a courtroom battle on…
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The Full Monty
A super successful early-stage investor named Fabrice Grinda reveals…
When a start-up needs capital to get off the ground, it seeks out "angel investors."
If the start-up grows up to become a successful, fast-growing business, when it needs expansion capital, it can go public.
But some companies need capital when they're in between these two phases – and this…
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