Articles
- “Due Diligence” and Investments: What Do I Really Need to Know?
- Are they ready to scale?
- Being reasonable can be rational (when a borrower defaults on a loan)
- Blue Sky Laws: History and Application to Private Investments
- Customers, or a lack thereof
- Due Diligence for Private Business Investment Opportunities
- Has the entrepreneur (you funded) ever tangled with the competition?
- How realistic is your sales pipeline?
- Identify a Market Opportunity (1st principles of investing)
- If you’re going to sell something, you ought to have something to sell.
- Is this the entrepreneur’s first rodeo?
- New Product + Market Disruption = One Tough Investment Decision
- One Person Can’t Do It All
- Overcome a Challenge (1st Principles of Investing)
- Painting Shoes and Private Debt
- Provide a Solution (1st principles of investing)
- Red Flags in Due Diligence
- Regulation D, Rule 506(b) Private Placements
- Regulation D, Rule 506(c) Private Placements
- The Securities and Exchange Commission: What is its Role in the Private Equity and Private Finance Marketplace?
- Venture investing succeeds when the entrepreneur knows its customer
- What do Aristotle, Charles Munger, and Thomas Edison have in common?
- What is a Balance Sheet?
- What is a Broker-Dealer?
- What Securities Laws and Regulations Govern Private Placements?
