Forget VCs, this accelerator lets you invest directly in startups fighting Covid

Re:Forget VCs, this accelerator lets you invest directly in ... by alexanderwu on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @12:39PM (#23977620)

Very cool - I think democratizing VC will help spurn a lot more innovation. But do you think letting retail investors enter VC will produce the same irrationality as what we see in Robinhood and the Stock Market?

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Re:Forget VCs, this accelerator lets you invest directly in ... by anzhelika18 on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @12:43PM (#23977679)

Stock market offers liquid financial products, while angel investing is definitely illiquid. Irrationality in VCs will always be involved because we are human-beings but for sure less than in the stock market.

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Re:Forget VCs, this accelerator lets you invest directly in ... by steventey on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @01:00PM (#23977946)

Totally agree with this! There's also the notion of sunk cost when it comes to angel investing, which often arise when a startup goes through a slow steady decline in profitability and eventually, to their ultimate demise. You don't (usually) see this happening in the stock market.

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