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Re:Forget VCs, this accelerator lets you invest directly in ... by jiwonharu on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @12:41PM (#23977653)
Startups are risky so people should not be investing with their savings account, especially during times like these!

Actually we've had our strongest months ever - not sure why given the times. I think people want to support businesses and missions they care about.

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Re:Forget VCs, this accelerator lets you invest directly in ... by steventey on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @12:53PM (#23977806)
That's a very interesting phenomenon - I can definitely see parallels between that and the stock market, with there being record number of new traders getting into the stock market in the recent months due to COVID (https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-turmoil-free-trades...). Not sure if the mindset between those new stock traders and the new investors on XX are the same though.
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