These days there is too much money and not enough places to put it. It’s difficult as an unconnected angel to find decent opportunities. If you met the threshold to invest as an LP in a fund that would keep you diversified and the GPs would have access that you do not.
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#12If you're committed to investing in startups (as opposed to index funds/real estate), I'd recommend checking out AngeList's spinoff https://republic.co/ Their startups raise crowdfunded equity rounds that you can invest in for smaller amounts without meeting the requirements for being an accredited investor.
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#13These days there is too much money and not enough places to put it. It’s difficult as an unconnected angel to find decent opportunities. If you met the threshold to invest as an LP in a fund that would keep you diversified and the GPs would have access that you do not.
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#15These days there is too much money and not enough places to put it. It’s difficult as an unconnected angel to find decent opportunities. If you met the threshold to invest as an LP in a fund that would keep you diversified and the GPs would have access that you do not.
But there's clearly a lot of people who still seek funding but can't find it, so how does that mesh with the idea that "there's too much money and not enough places to put it"?
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#16I unironically suggest cryptocurrencies.
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#18These days there is too much money and not enough places to put it. It’s difficult as an unconnected angel to find decent opportunities. If you met the threshold to invest as an LP in a fund that would keep you diversified and the GPs would have access that you do not.
But there's clearly a lot of people who still seek funding but can't find it, so how does that mesh with the idea that "there's too much money and not enough places to put it"?