Comments on: Equity Micro-Investing http://emergentfool.com/2009/07/16/equity-micro-investing/ ...explorations in complex adaptive systems... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:50:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alan http://emergentfool.com/2009/07/16/equity-micro-investing/#comment-7784 Alan Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:01:02 +0000 http://emergentfool.com/?p=1797#comment-7784 Under 27 y/o entrepreneur and wannabe micro-investor here raising his hand that he's interested. Please let me know when the system is put in place to invest with video and information on the project in need of micro-capital. Under 27 y/o entrepreneur and wannabe micro-investor here raising his hand that he’s interested. Please let me know when the system is put in place to invest with video and information on the project in need of micro-capital.

]]> By: Rafe Furst http://emergentfool.com/2009/07/16/equity-micro-investing/#comment-4927 Rafe Furst Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:52:19 +0000 http://emergentfool.com/?p=1797#comment-4927 Keep an eye on the blog, there will be some updates in the next couple of months... Keep an eye on the blog, there will be some updates in the next couple of months…

]]> By: Rare Stuff http://emergentfool.com/2009/07/16/equity-micro-investing/#comment-4911 Rare Stuff Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:09:07 +0000 http://emergentfool.com/?p=1797#comment-4911 OK +1 Entrepreneur Is there somewhere to actually submit proposals or is this still in its infancy ? OK +1 Entrepreneur

Is there somewhere to actually submit proposals or is this still in its infancy ?

]]> By: Rafe Furst http://emergentfool.com/2009/07/16/equity-micro-investing/#comment-4893 Rafe Furst Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:16:41 +0000 http://emergentfool.com/?p=1797#comment-4893 Fair enough. Change age requirement to "wherever gap exists" :-) Fair enough. Change age requirement to “wherever gap exists” :-)

]]> By: Rare Stuff http://emergentfool.com/2009/07/16/equity-micro-investing/#comment-4873 Rare Stuff Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:10 +0000 http://emergentfool.com/?p=1797#comment-4873 I fall foul on the age requirement, oh to be under 27 again. Great idea though and the gap does exist, but not just between the 40 somethings and the college grads. I fall foul on the age requirement, oh to be under 27 again.

Great idea though and the gap does exist, but not just between the 40 somethings and the college grads.

]]> By: Rafe Furst http://emergentfool.com/2009/07/16/equity-micro-investing/#comment-2657 Rafe Furst Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:13:54 +0000 http://emergentfool.com/?p=1797#comment-2657 Here's one more clone... <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/28/angel-investor-chris-sacca-to-launch-5-million-early-stage-venture-fund/" rel="nofollow">Lowercase Capital</a> Here’s one more clone… Lowercase Capital

]]> By: Gonza http://emergentfool.com/2009/07/16/equity-micro-investing/#comment-2507 Gonza Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:54:43 +0000 http://emergentfool.com/?p=1797#comment-2507 Excellent post. As well as Brad, I found it searching for angel investors. Congratulations for the idea Rafe. I am an entrepreneur from Argentina (Latin America), working on the advisory board of a start-up. I think the gap Rafe shows is a very good investment opportunity. Specially for high potential internet start ups developed in the third-world focused to American or European Market. Because, the currency rate makes the investor money more profitable in those companies. Imagine that investing 15k dollars in US is just 15k, and with that money we will hardly pay just a few month of expenses, salaries, and forget about starting with even a little office. But that same amount invested in Uruguay or Argentina, are more than 50k pesos. With that money, you can cover here an office, and a small team of web designers and programmers, for at least 6 month. Enough time to have your company on the way and making money. And you will say, yeah… but the incomes will be in pesos as well as the expenses. But the good new is that, you can start your business in Latin America, pay your costs in pesos, but make your incomes in dollars, focusing your company to US market. There is several world class companies have been started in Latin America. And now are doing very good, like for example killerstartups.com Excellent post. As well as Brad, I found it searching for angel investors. Congratulations for the idea Rafe.
I am an entrepreneur from Argentina (Latin America), working on the advisory board of a start-up.
I think the gap Rafe shows is a very good investment opportunity. Specially for high potential internet start ups developed in the third-world focused to American or European Market.
Because, the currency rate makes the investor money more profitable in those companies.
Imagine that investing 15k dollars in US is just 15k, and with that money we will hardly pay just a few month of expenses, salaries, and forget about starting with even a little office.
But that same amount invested in Uruguay or Argentina, are more than 50k pesos. With that money, you can cover here an office, and a small team of web designers and programmers, for at least 6 month. Enough time to have your company on the way and making money.
And you will say, yeah… but the incomes will be in pesos as well as the expenses. But the good new is that, you can start your business in Latin America, pay your costs in pesos, but make your incomes in dollars, focusing your company to US market.
There is several world class companies have been started in Latin America. And now are doing very good, like for example killerstartups.com

]]> By: Brad http://emergentfool.com/2009/07/16/equity-micro-investing/#comment-2200 Brad Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:06:43 +0000 http://emergentfool.com/?p=1797#comment-2200 +1 Social Entrepreneur +1 Social Entrepreneur

]]> By: rafefurst http://emergentfool.com/2009/07/16/equity-micro-investing/#comment-2199 rafefurst Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:56:48 +0000 http://emergentfool.com/?p=1797#comment-2199 Brad, yes, stay tuned, there's a group and model emerging and we'll post something as soon as it's ready... Everyone: Raise your hand if you are interested in beta testing as a micro-investor and have between $1K and $5K you'd like to commit on this in the next month. Also raise your hand if you are a social entrepreneur who has a project that fits the space we discuss above requiring between $5K and $15K to get 3 months in and path to profitability. Brad, yes, stay tuned, there’s a group and model emerging and we’ll post something as soon as it’s ready…

Everyone: Raise your hand if you are interested in beta testing as a micro-investor and have between $1K and $5K you’d like to commit on this in the next month.

Also raise your hand if you are a social entrepreneur who has a project that fits the space we discuss above requiring between $5K and $15K to get 3 months in and path to profitability.

]]> By: Brad http://emergentfool.com/2009/07/16/equity-micro-investing/#comment-2218 Brad Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:01:50 +0000 http://emergentfool.com/?p=1797#comment-2218 So, is anyone actually going to tackle this venture? So, is anyone actually going to tackle this venture?

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