I was “carded” recently outside a swanky club in downtown NYC.

It was a 30-second inconvenience. And, frankly, at my age, having to prove that I’m 21 just makes me smile.

But I got “carded” in a different way a few days later – and this time it was a…

Turn $50,000 into $50 million.

The headline above isn’t just meant to get your attention.

It’s meant to illustrate, with real figures, how the average historical returns from angel investing can turn a small nest egg into a vast sum.

Despite the seemingly unbelievable prospect of turning $50,000 into $50…

$1 trillion is a ridiculous number.

With 12 zeroes, it takes a couple of inches just to write it: $1,000,000,000,000.

Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, here’s a little piece of trivia for you:

For the first time ever, U.S. student loan debt now exceeds $1 trillion.

Get ready for action…

Over the next several weeks, we’re going to break out our “crystal ball”!

Wondering who’s going to win the Super Bowl, or the men’s downhill in the Winter Olympics?

Umm, if so, you might be reading the wrong email…

But if you’re looking for predictions about…

We’ll make this short and sweet…

Happy New Year from Matt & Wayne and the rest of the Crowdability team!

We wish you and your families nothing but the best in 2014.

But one quick order of business before we let you go back to celebrating (or nursing a hangover).…

I want to share a very personal story with you today.

It’s not one that I tell often – partly out of embarrassment, and partly because it’s kind of painful to think about…

 Let me begin by saying how truly blessed I feel each and every day.

Every year, Forbes Magazine publishes the “Midas List” – a list of the top U.S. venture capital firms.

The folks on this list are professional investors with a track record of success – so if you’re interested in early-stage investing and want to emulate the best of…

When we hear about “startup investing,” we generally think of the big paydays that occur when an early-stage company is acquired or goes public – like Google, Facebook or Tumblr.

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Can you guess where this line is from?

“A million dollars isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? A billion dollars.”

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