MI Rewind: You Can Become An "Angel Investor" w/ Chris Lustrino

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

04:28 - What an online private market is, what equity crowdfunding is, and how Title II of the JOBS Act made both possible.

07:20 - How running a ratings business helped Chris with his own business.

07:20 - How a ratings business remains objective when analyzing other private businesses.

10:58 - What to look for when analyzing a private business and how it is different from analyzing a publicly traded company.

33:20 - How Chris views diversification when investing in private companies and how important it is.

35:47 - How returns in private businesses differ from traditional public stocks.

44:12 - How investors actually realize returns and how they get liquidity.

48:53 - What specific security types people should avoid as investments.

49:25 - What SAFE is as an acronym (S-A-F-E), and not just the word “safe” as a security type.

And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members.

Related episode: Investing Strategies and Personal Finance Tips w/ Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary - MI058.

HBO Documentary on Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley.

Jason Calacanis’ book Angel.

Mohnish Pabrai’s book The Dhandho Investor.

All of Robert’s favorite books.

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