So You Want To Be a Private Investor

[The Bleeding Edge]( Van’s note: Van Bryan here, editorial director at Brownstone Research. Today, Jeff is sharing an essay about his experience being an angel investor... and three rules for success in the private investment space. Jeff believes there is no better way to achieve generational wealth than by private investing. That's why, tonight, Jeff will unveil his latest project at the Day One Summit. Thanks to an important regulatory shift, he is now able to help everyday investors invest on “day one.” He'll reveal how regular investors can reach 100X returns – or more – with private investments… and much more... at 8 p.m. ET tonight. So please, if you haven't yet signed up, it's not too late to [go right here]( to save your free spot to attend. And then read on below for Jeff’s top tips on private investing… --------------------------------------------------------------- So You Want To Be a Private Investor By Jeff Brown, editor, The Bleeding Edge So you want to be an angel investor? I don’t blame you. Investing in private companies – before they reach the public markets – is one of the most lucrative investment strategies in the world. I say this from personal experience. I’m an active angel investor myself. I’ve invested in more than 200 deals over the years with incredible success. I’ve invested in five unicorns (a private company valued at $1 billion). I’ve also invested in two decacorns (a private company valued at $10 billion). I have seen returns on these investments measured in the thousands of percent. And then there are famous examples of private investors and venture capital (VC) firms making a fortune with early stage companies. Private investors in Uber, for instance, turned $30,000 into $149 million… $50,000 into $248 million… and even $510,000 into $2.5 billion. So yes, investing in private deals can be very lucrative. But it’s a dark art. It involves high-risk decisions every time I make an investment. And angel investors are always dealing with imperfect and incomplete information. There are no Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. Oftentimes, the product doesn’t even exist yet. And sometimes I don’t even have proof that the market exists for the product or service. Not only can I not be risk-averse, but I actually have to be risk-prone… And not everyone is comfortable with this kind of investing. In fact, very few people are. But I’ve learned a few things during my many years as an angel investor. So if you’re interested, I can offer a few tips… Recommended Link [Urgent ALERT Tonight! Jeff Brown’s Big (Tech) Announcement]( [image]( Tonight at 8PM ET... Jeff Brown is holding a special presentation… to reveal how anyone can invest BEFORE IPO day, at the same terms as Silicon Valley billionaires. ANYONE can get shares in this company (accredited investor or not). However, only people who RSVP now will have a seat at Jeff’s presentation. [CLICK HERE NOW TO RSVP!]( (By clicking the link, your email address will be instantly added to Jeff’s RSVP list.) -- Rule One: Understand the Fundamentals The first rule seems obvious. But you would be surprised how many angels get stuck right away because they can’t assess the value of the technology or the market opportunity. Does the technology make sense? Is there a clear vertical (i.e., a narrow market where the tech can flourish) for this tech to be deployed in? Is the company doing something entirely new and unique? Or is it just moderately better than what exists in the market today? For instance, I’m a private investor in Ripple Labs, a blockchain-based payment services company. Without getting into the specifics, this company has radically transformed how cross-border transactions are made by central banks, private banks, and multinational corporations. It’s a brand-new technology, not a small upgrade to an existing system. Understanding the core technology and the market opportunity is essential before making any investment as an angel investor. Investors who can’t answer these questions correctly end up making bad investment decisions over and over. They lose money. They are gambling rather than making informed investment decisions. Recommended Link [Private Investment Recommendation REVEALED…]( [image]( Tonight at 8PM ET, one of Silicon Valley’s top angel investors is hosting his first-ever private investing summit… And will share details on his first-ever private recommendation. He has invested in over 260 private companies, including deals also backed by: Elon Musk, Tim Ferriss, Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Cuban, Sir Richard Branson, Peter Thiel, and Jeff Bezos (twice!). This is a CAN’T-MISS event. In this next private deal, [one billionaire is already confirmed!]( Don’t miss YOUR CHANCE to invest alongside him. [RSVP NOW.]( (By clicking the link, your email address will be instantly added to Jeff’s RSVP list.) -- Rule Two: Practice Patience Investing in private companies is very different than investing in public markets. Investors can purchase shares in public companies one day and then turn around and sell immediately if they want. With private investments, that’s not an option… Private investments, for the most part, are completely illiquid. Private investors must wait for what’s known as an “exit” to take money off the table. Typically, an exit means the private company is either acquired or goes public, allowing private investors to sell shares to the public markets. An angel investor might be sitting on gains as high as 250,000%. But if the company never exits, guess what? All those gains are just on paper. If you want to be an angel investor, you’re going to have to be patient for these exits. Very patient. Your first major exit will likely happen within seven to eight years. But private investors may sit on a deal for 10, 15, or even 20 years waiting for an exit. The longest period that I had to wait for an exit was 15 years. The company finally went public. I made a profit on the investment, but it wasn’t large enough to justify the 15-year wait. Some early stage investments are like that. Do you have the emotional fortitude to wait that long for a return? If you want to be an angel investor, you’ll have to cultivate patience and be completely comfortable with the chance that you’ll lose all your money. Recommended Link [Tonight at 8 PM ET, The Most Important (And Urgent) Broadcast of Jeff Brown’s 30-Year Career.]( [image]( Legendary angel investor Jeff Brown is finally holding his first private investing event. Jeff Brown will reveal details on his first-ever private “Day One” recommendation. A private deal so potentially lucrative, it could be bigger than the 12 Unicorns Jeff’s identified – COMBINED. NOTE: You do NOT have to be an accredited investor to get in this deal. [Don’t miss out, Click here to RSVP.]( (By clicking the link, your email address will be instantly added to Jeff’s RSVP list.) -- Rule Three: Let the Numbers Work for You Rule three is something I encourage for all investors, even when investing in public companies. You need to build a basket of early stage companies that all have great investment return potential. In other words, you need to let the numbers work for you. It may surprise you to know that as many as 75% of VC-backed companies never return money to early investors. What that implies is that most investments made by venture capitalists actually fail. An important rule to being successful as a private investor is to cultivate a large basket of private deals and let the statistics work for you. Many of the investments will fail completely. Some might return your money with a modest profit. And a small percentage can go on to deliver life-changing returns – it’s these “jackpot” investments that make up for all your losses and then some. That’s why the basket is so important. While I may have opinions about which companies are going to deliver extraordinary returns, there is really no way to tell which ones will. As I said, I estimate I’m sitting on a return as high as 250X. When this company has an exit, my return will more than make up for the small number of losses I’ve had in the past. As a starting point, a portfolio should have a minimum of 30 companies. A more robust portfolio would aim to have 100. The more quality private investments you make, the better your chances. And investing over an extended period will always work to an investor’s advantage. For example, it’s not prudent to make all your early stage investments in just one year and then wait for them to mature over the five to 10 years that follow. Technology is advancing so quickly, it’s important to get exposure to new companies that are working with the most advanced technology every year. We can think of our investments in “cohorts” made each year over a span of years. Venture Capital-Like Returns for Everyday Investors Now, here’s the bad news… Unless you are well-connected and have a very large amount of capital to deploy, breaking into the private investing space has been difficult… even impossible for some. This has been one of the most unfair dynamics in the investment world over the past decade. Bleeding-edge technology companies with the potential to be “the next Amazon” have been mostly locked away from everyday investors. They are intentionally being kept private for extended periods of time. This allows well-connected venture capitalists and private equity firms to capture the majority of the upside for themselves. Once the company finally goes public, there is very little upside left for everyone else. That’s not fair. So I decided to do something about it. For the past six years, I’ve been searching for ways to bring these kinds of life-changing investments to my readers. And I’ve finally found a way. I’m going to bring these types of recommendations to my readers… chances to achieve 100X returns… with private “Day One” investments. I understand we might be skeptical. But I can prove that generational wealth is now possible thanks to quality private investments. To get the full story, I encourage you to join me tonight, November 17, at 8 p.m. ET for [my Day One Summit](. I’ll be hosting this special presentation to give you all the details of what changed… how these private investments work… and how you can get started in this space. It’s something I don’t want anyone to miss out on. I hope to see you tonight. [Simply click right here to reserve your spot](. Regards, Jeff Brown Editor, The Bleeding Edge --------------------------------------------------------------- Like what you’re reading? 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