Hunting Unicorns - Angel Investing vs. Other Investments, Risks vs, Rewards, Ren Carlton

How much volatility did your portfolio experience over the last few weeks?

Now is a great time to evaluate your investment strategy and consider angel investing. When comparing angel investing to other forms of investments, here are a few things to consider:
- Liquidity, Startups are typically not liquid compared to other investments. If you need your cash quickly, this is probably not a good option for you.
- Risk of Loss, When you invest in early-stage businesses, you can lose your entire investment. This is why experienced angel investors typically have a portfolio of startups.
- Impact of Global Events and Black Swans - This varies wildly, some startups benefit during changing times, others are destroyed.
- Control and Influence - Most founders welcome help from their investors.
- Potential for Extraordinarily High Returns - It is not outside the realm of possibility for a startup investment to produce an ROI of 10X, 100X, or even more.

Potential High Risks, Potential High Rewards

Let's assume a well-balanced portfolio of startup investments is targeted to yield of an IRR (internal rate of return) of 25%. This is a cash-on-cash return of approximately 3X over 5 years, 9X over 10 years. Again, obviously returns are never guaranteed and it is possible to lose all your investment.

Let's also assume you invest $5,000 and let it sit untouched for 30 years. There is a huge difference in your potential ROI:
Bank, 1% = $6,739
CDs, Money Markets, Bonds, 5% = $21,610
S&P 500, Large Cap Stocks, 10% = $87,000
Real Estate, 15% = $331,000

Angel Investments, 25% = $4 million

Here are some examples of unicorns and their returns:

$250,000 invested in Google in 1998, worth $1.6 billion in 2019
$10,000 investment in Uber in 2010, worth $127 million in 2015
$100 investment in Bitcoin in 2010, worth $28 million in 2017

My fear of missing out on these types of returns far outweighs my fear of loss.

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Sources and Links
https://metrostart.org/blog/2016/07/11/260-return-on-startup-investments/
https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/13/angel-investors-make-2-5x-returns-overall/
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https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
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https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html

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