Ask HN: What's a trend you've noticed that others in your field seem unaware of?

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Post by mikob » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 3:58 PM UTC

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Post by mikob » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 4:43 PM UTC

I'll start it off: crowdfunding (eg startengine.com) so anyone can invest in startups instead of traditional VC to an exclusive group of investors "in the club".

Re: Ask HN: What's a trend you've noticed that others in your field seem unaware of?

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Post by the_only_law » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 7:52 PM UTC

mikob wrote: post #2

I'll start it off: crowdfunding (eg startengine.com) so anyone can invest in startups instead of traditional VC to an exclusive group of investors "in the club".

Interesting, I just saw an ad for this last night.

Re: Ask HN: What's a trend you've noticed that others in your field seem unaware of?

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Post by aynyc » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 10:08 PM UTC

mikob wrote: post #2

I'll start it off: crowdfunding (eg startengine.com) so anyone can invest in startups instead of traditional VC to an exclusive group of investors "in the club".

Don't you need to be an accredited investor? I listened to several of these platforms over the years, the biggest hurdle seemed to be "compliance".

Re: Ask HN: What's a trend you've noticed that others in your field seem unaware of?

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Post by giantg2 » Wed, Jun 02, 2021, 11:40 AM UTC

aynyc wrote: post #4

mikob wrote: post #2

I'll start it off: crowdfunding (eg startengine.com) so anyone can invest in startups instead of traditional VC to an exclusive group of investors "in the club".

Don't you need to be an accredited investor? I listened to several of these platforms over the years, the biggest hurdle seemed to be "compliance".

That was my first thought too. I'd love to get into private equity (as a client), but the requirements are insane. I don't think it's just accreditation but also an even higher net worth of $5M or something like that.