Omega Legacy Accelerator Launching in Pittsburgh

Have you dreamed of pitching your idea on the TV Show Shark Tank? Maybe you fantasized about being one of the sharks. Well now you can be either and you don’t need Mark Cuban money or millions of Scrub Daddies in production to do it.   

Omega Legacy Accelerator

The Omega Legacy Accelerator is where we bring founders together to compete for offers, while  promoting them to our growing network of over 30,000 entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and physicians.

 

Omega Legacy Accelerator is more than just video-based pitch competitions. We are building a community designed for investors to make a real, tangible impact with some of the most innovative and driven entrepreneurs in the world. They have already proven themselves by passing our initial screening, and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.

About Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia, and the 68th-largest city in the U.S. with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census. The city anchors the Greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania; its population of 2.37 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the 27th-largest in the U.S. It is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area that extends into Ohio and West Virginia.

Highlights include

-Pittsburgh's high-tech talent pool 

-The self-driving car was born at Carnegie Mellon University

-Google has a large campus in Pittsburgh.

-UPMC Enterprises, the venture arm of a $16 billion integrated non-profit

-Self-driving Ubers are an everyday part of life in Pittsburgh.

-Pittsburgh has a history of successful founders, including George Westinghouse, H.J. Heinz, and Andrew Carnegie brought the Bessemer Convertor to Pittsburgh from England and began making steel rails."

-Pittsburgh's 100-year reign as the steel capital of the world 

-AlphaLab and AlphaLab Gear accelerators now serve as a hub for the region's thriving entrepreneurial community

-The RustBuilt startup community, pgh.rustbuilt.org

How You Can Participate 

Are you interested in competing for offers in the Omega Legacy Accelerator? Sending us your pitch, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com. Please include your name and "Pittsburgh Launch" in the subject line so you are entered into our system properly. 

Message Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com if you are interested in supporting our founders and promoting your product or service to our audience through our strategic partners program

Are you interested in investing time or money into business startups, Info@OmegaSeedFund.com

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh

https://www.inc.com/jeff-barrett/how-robotics-self-driving-cars-1870s-are-making-pittsburgh-next-silicon-valley.html

Photo by Federated Art

Disclaimer: This is only for entertainment, informational, and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. 

Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom, Luke 12:32

Ryan Carlton Interviews Ren Carlton - Marital Arts, Religion, Entrepreneurship, Growing up in Hamtramck, and Chess

This week I had the honor of being interviewed by my son Ryan. We discuss Marital Arts, Religion, Entrepreneurship, Growing up in Hamtramck, and Chess

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, info@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. 

The moment a person turns from his sin and trusts in Jesus to be forgiven of his sin, he is saved, Acts 2:37-41

Omega Destiny Accelerator Nashville is Now Accepting Applications

We are looking for 100 of the hottest business startups in Nashville and the surrounding area to join Omega Destiny Accelerator! Omega helps founders grow faster by investing time, money, and technology.

About Nashville

Ranked one of the best cities to start a small business 2022,Tennessee's state capitol and Vanderbilt University are both located in Nashville. The Grand Ole Opry House, the location of the renowned "Grand Ole Opry" stage and radio program, is one of the most illustrious country music venues. Downtown is home to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the historic Ryman Auditorium, the Johnny Cash Museum. There are about 700,000 people living there.

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Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, info@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. 

Live Pitch for Funding/ 10/19/22

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, info@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. 

Live Pitch for Funding / 10/13/22

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, info@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. 

Live Pitch for Funding / 9/28/22

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, info@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice.

Live Pitch for Funding/ 08/16/22

One God TV Network - Jenifer Young

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, info@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. 

One-Page Executive Summary for Finding Investors - Updated and Simplified

One-Page Executive Summary for Finding Investors - Updated and Simplified 

This video is part of my series - Find Angel Funding & Venture Capital for Business Startups, Entrepreneurs, & First Time Founders, learn more by visiting https://bit.ly/3hExYJX

The 1-Page Executive Summary, or, 1-pager, is an acceptable starting point with potential investors. Although there are many versions of a 1-pager, this is one of my favorite one-pager formats.

1. The Grab: Why is this idea or business worth an investors' attention? 

2. The Problem: What big and important problem are you solving? Describe the enormous pain in detail.   

3. The Solution: What specifically are you offering to whom? Software, hardware, service, a combination? What you have, or what you do, that solves the problem you’ve identified. 

4. The Opportunity: Describe the market size, growth, characteristics, etc.

5. Your Competitive Advantage: Who is your competition and how will you be better?

6. The Model:  How specifically are you going to generate revenues, and from whom? Why is your model leverageable and scalable?

7. The Team: Who is going to help you implement your solution? 

8. The Promise: How are you going to make us BOTH a boatload of money?  

Eventually want your 1-pager to be one page and properly designed for maximum impact. In the beginning just focus on getting your thoughts into some form of document for meaningful discussions. 

If you want the a more detailed explanation of the the 1-pager, visit How Entrepreneurs Create a One-Page Executive Summary for Finding Angel Investors, TaskRabbit One-Pager, $38 Million Funding Success Story - Find Angel Funding & Venture Capital for Business Startups, Entrepreneurs, & First Time Founders – Episode 6 - https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2021/06/how-entrepreneurs-create-one-page.html

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, info@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. 

Soft vs. Hard Launches, Varsity Gems Upcoming launch, Business Startup Challenges, and More!

Soft vs. Hard Launches, Varsity Gems Upcoming launch, Business Startup Challenges, and More!  

Ren Carlton and Thomas Coke discuss soft versus hard launches, Varsity Gems upcoming hard launch, business startup challenges, and more!  

Quality Resolution Systems had technical difficulties, let's try again soon Kiara!

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, info@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. 

Ren Carlton, Thomas Coke, and Scott Whitfield discuss the preparing for fundraising for Spiritz of America

Ren Carlton, Thomas Coke, and Scott Whitfield discuss the preparing for fundraising for Spiritz of America, previously Alcohol of the month

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, info@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. 

Build Your List of Potential Investors, Pitch Investors Properly, How Kevin Systrom Raised $500,000 in Two Weeks to Launch Instagram

Find Angel Funding & Venture Capital for Business Startups, Entrepreneurs, & First Time Founders – Episode 12

This video is part of my series - Find Angel Funding & Venture Capital for Business Startups, Entrepreneurs, & First Time Founders, learn more by visiting https://bit.ly/3hExYJX

Most startups need funding at some point. Once you have the addressed all of the items in the previous episodes, it is time to build your list of potential investors and start the conversations. They can be friends, family, social network, social media contacts, work colleagues, people in the business industry, etc. Try to put together a list of at least one hundred people. A list of one hundred potential investors may seems like a lot, but the more people you have on the list, the better your chances are of success.

The next step is to talk to people on your list about funding your business. If you want to pitch investors properly, I suggest you do it in a soft, but direct manner. I typically kick off the conversation on a light note. Something along the lines of, “I am starting this business project,” or “I am testing this business concept.” Avoid using salesy language and observe if others show any interest in being a part of your startup business plan.

After starting the conversation in a casual manner, discuss your investment opportunity. Warning, discuss does not mean pitch. These people know nothing about your business. You do not want to overwhelm them with loads of information about your business model. 

Think of fundraising as giving people sips of water. Give them information in bits and pieces so they can process them. It depends on how you phrase your sentences to make the potential investor ask for more sips of water.

One mistake excited entrepreneurs make is sending every business detail to everybody. It is almost like giving sips of water with a fire hose and drowning all your potential investors. It makes you sound desperate and you lose credibility. Be patient. Some investors will come to you, and some will not. If they are interested, they will come to you for more. And when they do, feel free to explain your business to them. For the ones who do not come for more, move on to the next one. Or maybe try again with a different business approach in six to nine weeks.

In 2010, Kevin Systrom went to a party for a startup called Hutch. Kevin met two venture capitalists that were impressed by his App, Bourbon. The purpose of Bourbon was so people could make plans, check in, and share photos from places that had good drinks. Shortly after the party, Kevin decided to quit his job and focus on Bourbon. Within only just two weeks, Kevin raised $500,000 from those venture capitalists at the party. By July 2010, they pivoted Bourbon, focusing just on the photo sharing feature of Bourbon. Bourbon was renamed Instagram. 

Two years later, in March 2012 Instagram had 27 million users. Facebook purchased Instagram later that year for $1 billion. 

Do you want more? 

https://youtu.be/y_lU3H315Nc

Previous Post - Faster Traction Through Funding, How Zoom and Eric Yuan Defeated Apple’s Facetime, Microsoft’s Skype, and Cisco's WebEx - Find Angel Funding & Venture Capital for Business Startups, Entrepreneurs, & First Time Founders – Episode 11

https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2021/07/faster-traction-through-funding-how.html

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/faster-traction-through-funding-how-zoom-eric-yuan-defeated-carlton

https://youtu.be/kGU9Ak_Kphc

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, info@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice.

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2oh1LH45c8

Why Competition Is Good For Entrepreneurs and How Blockbuster’s $50 Million Mistake Helped Reed Hastings and Netflix Destroy a $6 Billion Empire

Find Angel Funding & Venture Capital for Business Startups, Entrepreneurs, & First Time Founders – Episode 8

This video is part of my series - Find Angel Funding & Venture Capital for Business Startups, Entrepreneurs, & First Time Founders, learn more by visiting https://bit.ly/3hExYJX

When battling for resources or investment, early-stage entrepreneurs may believe that competition is a bad thing. On the surface, they are correct. There are a limited number of angel investors willing to provide a finite amount of venture capital to founders.  

However, is competition a good thing for business startups?

Competition is not always a bad thing for entrepreneurs. If you have a brand new startup with an innovation that nobody's heard about, you may not have any competition. However, this may cause a challenge getting customers or angel investors. Why? Because your audience will likely be confused by your solution business. 

When you sell something that is truly new, your first step will be to educate your audience. People cannot buy something before it exists. It is tough to attract startup funding when investors do not understand your solution. It is even harder if there is no proof that there is a market for what you are doing. This is often the case for innovative startups, because it is hard to prove if your target market will pay for something they never had. 

This leads us to another benefit of competition. If you need to compete with other businesses in order to win customers, at least you have proof that a market does exist for your startup.

Doing a competitive analysis is critical for your business to succeed. It will give you an opportunity to see the lay of the land. However, it will also help you to avoid a common startup trap that costs millions of entrepreneurs countless hours and dollars. Creating something that already exists.

At least 20% of the pitch decks I see are promoting a business or technology that has already been created. Competing with powerful incumbents is already tough enough. But creating a clone of something that already exists without powerful differentiators is a suicide mission. Why spend time, money, and energy building a YouTube-type business technology when YouTube already exists?

However, you can attack a powerful incumbent with technological innovation. Early in 2000 Blockbuster was a $6 billion giant that dominated the home entertainment business with almost nine thousand rental stores around the world. That year, Netflix founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph offered to sell the company to their major Blockbuster for $50 million. Blockbuster turned them down. 

In 2002, two years after that meeting, we took Netflix public. Blockbuster was still a hundred times larger $5 billion versus $50 million. 

How did Netflix compete?

“It was not obvious at the time, even to me, but we had one thing that Blockbuster did not: a culture that valued people over process, emphasized innovation over efficiency, and had very few controls. Our culture, which focused on achieving top performance with talent density and leading employees with context, not control, has allowed us to continually grow and change as the world, and our members’ needs, have likewise morphed around us.

Netflix is different. We have a culture where No Rules Rules.”

Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer, Netflix Founders

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, info@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice.

Do you want more? 

 

Previous Post - Market Testing for Better Decisions and Results, How Lego’s New Business Strategy Doubled Sales Overnight - Find Angel Funding & Venture Capital for Business Startups, Entrepreneurs, & First Time Founders – Episode 7

https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2021/06/market-testing-for-better-decisions-and.html

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/market-testing-better-decisions-results-how-legos-new-ren-carlton

https://youtu.be/WS29ShO8fIQ

Are you looking for investors? Use this link to send us your information. https://register.omegadestiny.com/register-business-for-funding.  

Use this link if you have a product or service that will help our early-stage businesses. https://register.omegadestiny.com/register-to-market-to-our-companies. 

Sources

https://www.marketplace.org/2020/09/08/ceo-reed-hastings-on-how-netflix-beat-blockbuster/

https://register.omegadestiny.com/register-business-for-funding

https://register.omegadestiny.com/register-to-market-to-our-companies 

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What Kind of Business Should You Start? – How Mark Zuckerberg Pivoted From Rating Hotness to Facebook

Find Angel Funding & Venture Capital for Business Startups, Entrepreneurs, & First Time Founders – Episode 1

This video is part of my series - Find Angel Funding & Venture Capital for Business Startups, Entrepreneurs, & First Time Founders, learn more by visiting https://bit.ly/3hExYJX

When it comes to brainstorming startup ideas, new entrepreneurs and even seasoned ones scratch their heads in confusion. Living in the information age, you can scan the current market and see countless new business ideas. With so many options out there, how do you know which one is right for you?

The key here is to start something, anything, because you will see many changes along the way e.g. pivots. Even Facebook did not start as Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg did not start off thinking he was going to create the biggest social network in the world. Instead, it all began with developing “FaceMash,” a program where students from Harvard would connect and rate each other based on their “hotness.” 

To make FaceMash work, Mark breached the privacy of students on campus, which landed him in some hot water with the administration board. He took down the website and apologized. Then he took a different direction and created Facebook the following year.

Remember, your business starts with you. Explore options, talk to people, and see how it goes. It will help you learn what works and what doesn’t, This should open your eyes to the best ideas. Happy hunting!

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, info@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. 

Want More? 

https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2021/05/what-kind-of-business-should-you-start.html

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-kind-business-should-you-start-find-angel-funding-ren-carlton/?trackingId=r1xwYskxQ3%2BDDJoMBpHpOg%3D%3D

https://youtu.be/I9aVreaME90

Next Post - Building a powerful elevator pitch - How Steve Jobs' Stole John Sculley From Pepsi During the Early Days of Apple - Find Angel Funding & Venture Capital for Business Startups, Entrepreneurs, & First Time Founders – Episode 2

https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2021/05/how-entrepreneur-steve-jobs-elevator.html

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-entrepreneur-steve-jobs-elevator-pitch-stole-john-ren-carlton

https://youtu.be/X5O3eaYfaaI

Sources:

https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2021/05/what-kind-of-business-should-you-start.html

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-kind-business-should-you-start-find-angel-funding-ren-carlton/?trackingId=r1xwYskxQ3%2BDDJoMBpHpOg%3D%3D

https://youtu.be/I9aVreaME90

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/facebook-when-started-how-mark-zuckerberg-history-harvard-eduardo-saverin-a8505151.html

Hunting Unicorns - Investing in the Right Founders - Bet on the Jockey, Not on the Horse - Ren Cartlon

When it comes to investing in startups, it is all about the founders

There is a saying, bet the jockey, not the horse

What founders do to encourage our investments, and what others do that scare us away

• Impatient vs. Patient 
• Arrogance vs. Confident 
• Difficult vs. Cooperative 
• Annoying vs. Responsive
• Scattered vs. Focused
• Evasive vs. Direct
• Shady vs. Honest
• Unprofessional vs. Impressive
• Rude vs. Polite
• No Personal Financial Investment vs. Committed 
• Entitled vs. Grateful

Are you looking for investors for your business, contact us today, funding@omegaaccelerator.com.  

Are you interested in angel investing and helping us fund early-stage businesses? Email info@OmegaAccelerator.com. 

Sources and Links
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ
https://omegalegacyacceleratorx.com/924-2/https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html


Disclaimer: This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything 

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.

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, Invest@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

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/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ
https://omegalegacyacceleratorx.com/924-2/https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice.Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties. Stories shared are mostly based on true events, but may be altered to protect the identity of the parties involved. Any numbers or figures are possibly estimates based on assumptions that may be proven to be inaccurate or subject to change.

Is Now a Good Time to Invest? Angel Investing and More During Corona Virus, COVID-19, Ren Cartlon

Is Now a Good Time to Invest? 

Most investment advisors will tell you it is impossible to time the market.

The efficient market hypothesis states that all stocks are always perfectly priced because of the availability of information. Today, this is mostly because of the internet. 

Are their investment deals out there?

Here are my thoughts.

-Real estate, based on my research, pricing has not been greatly affected yet. This may be due to a combination of the time-of-year and stimulus money. I think there will be some interesting real estate investment opportunities coming soon.

-Restaurants, I heard that anywhere from 10%-30% of restaurants are expected to close because of the Covid-19 quarantine. Once things return back to normal, it may be time to purchase one of these businesses if you dreamed about owning a restaurant.

-Sports and entertainment, I think it will be a while before any large groups of people pack into any close-quarter venue. 

-Startups are being greatly impacted. Corona will likely serve a death blow to businesses already on the brink of failing. 

One of the worst stories I have heard so far is from a company that raised over $300,000 from over 1,000 investors on a crowdfunding platform before Corona hit. Because of the impact of Covid-19 impact on this business, the crowdfunding platform refused to release the money and has suggested that they may have to give the money back. 

The Good News?

Survivors will likely be rewarded by the elimination of competitors.

We are also promoting our White-Knight Accelerator to help good businesses that are being struggling because of Covid 19. Contact us today for more information or if you would like to be involved.

As always If you like this content, please share this with three friends and smash that like button.

Contact us today if you want to raise capital for your business, funding@omegaaccelerator.com.  

Are you interested in helping businesses while enjoying the potential high returns of angel investing? Email info@OmegaAccelerator.com. 

Click here if you would like me to consider investing in your business. If I do not personally invest, I will give you specific tips for finding funding. Unlimited follow-up meetings. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html

Sources and Links
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/04/022004.asp
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ
https://omegalegacyacceleratorx.com/924-2/https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html


Disclaimer: This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties. All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.

Covid-19 Help for Small Business - Calculate Your Stimulus Check - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Stimulus Check Calculator

President Donald Trump has signed legislation that Congress approved this week that will allocate a massive amount in funding to support the U.S. economy and workers through the coronavirus outbreak.

Covid-19 Assistance - Stimulus Check Calculator - $2.2 trillion rescue package

The hallmark of the $2 trillion stimulus package were one-time $1,200 direct payments to adults making up to $75,000.

Click here to use the online calculator to find out how much you could get from the federal government as part of the relief package.

Covid-19 Help for Small Business

A $350 billion forgivable loan program designed to ensure that small businesses do not lay off employees

A 50% refundable payroll tax credit on worker wages will further incentivize businesses, including ones with fewer than 500 employees, to retain workers

Looser net operating loss-reduction rules that will allow businesses to offset more

A delay in employer-side payroll taxes for Social Security until 2021 and 2022

Sole proprietors and other self-employed workers could be eligible for the expanded unemployment-insurance benefits the bill provides

A portion of the $425 billion in funds appropriated for the Federal Reserve’s credit facilities will target small businesses

Click here to learn about some of the tax relief available for both businesses and individuals.

Click here to apply for disaster relief loans.

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Click here to read F.A.Q. on Stimulus Checks, Unemployment and the Coronavirus Plan.

Click here to read the $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

What Appears to be Missing From the Federal Disaster Package

Independent contractors and gig economy workers may not be able to delay payments on self-employment taxes.

It appears there are no benefits specifically for helping healthcare workers. There is also nothing included specifically designed to help people start new businesses.

Am I Missing Anything?

Is there other money out there designed to help small business? If so, message me so I can add it to this article.

Are you looking for investors for your business, contact us today, funding@omegaaccelerator.com.  

Are you interested in angel investing and helping us fund early-stage businesses? Email info@OmegaAccelerator.com. 

Click here if you would like me to personally consider investing in your business. If I do not personally invest, I will give you specific tips for finding funding. Unlimited follow-up meetings. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html

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https://www.fastcompany.com/90482750/applying-for-a-small-business-disaster-loan-what-to-know-about-the-covid-19-stimulus-package

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ
https://omegalegacyacceleratorx.com/924-2/https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html


Disclaimer: This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties. All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.

Why the Coronavirus May Not Be Bad for Your Investments or Business - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

During the last 30 days, the DJIA reached it's record high of almost 30,000. It has also lost over 20% in value during some violent swings down because of all the concerns around the Coronavirus. Some claim that the recent volatility has erased over $7 trillion in wealth in the last 30 days.

Why the Coronavirus May Not Be Bad for Investments

If you look at history, epidemics are typically good for investments. The markets actually recover much quicker than you would think.

Take SARS for example. SARS resulted in a total of about 8,100 people being sickened during the 2003 outbreak, with 774 people dying, according to data from WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Separately, the S&P 500 rose 11.66% in the roughly six months following reports of the 2006 Avian flu virus — a fast-moving pathogen also known as H5N1. The market gained 18.36% in the following 12-month period.

Data are similar for equity performance across the globe based on data from Charles Schwab, tracking the MSCI All Countries World Index 892400, -3.64%. The index has gained an average 0.4% in the month after an epidemic, 3.1% in the ensuing six-month period and 8.5% a year later (see graphic below):


SARS, Avian Flu, Swine Flu, and Measels all produced significant market gains as quickly as 3 months after the initial outbreak.

My comments:

- $7 trillion in wealth in the last 30 days was erased? Nothing was erased, the stock market is a zero-sum game. Wealth is neither created nor destroyed, it is transferred.
- Punctuated by recent events, I would argue that angel investing is actually less risky than investing in publicly traded stocks. I would also argue that entrepreneurship is less risky than working for someone else. I will be hitting both of these topics hard in future videos.

Are you looking for investors for your business, contact us today, funding@omegaaccelerator.com.  

Are you interested in angel investing and helping us fund early-stage businesses? Email info@OmegaAccelerator.com. 

Click here if you would like me to personally consider investing in your business. If I do not personally invest, I will give you specific tips for finding funding. Unlimited follow-up meetings. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html

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https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/pandemics-timeline

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ
https://omegalegacyacceleratorx.com/924-2/https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html


Disclaimer: This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties. All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.

Stranded in the Desert – The Biggest Challenge to Finding Your First Investor or Lead Investor

Previously, I talked about where to find your lead investor.

What works for me and what doesn't.

Today I’m talking about the biggest challenge you must overcome to find a lead investor
Picture this,
You have been stranded in a dessert for three days with a group of 100 people.
You are out of water and everyone is thirsty.
You finally come across a tent. In the tent there is a guy with water.
Unfortunately, this guy only has one glass of water.
He is willing to give this glass of water to one person.

Here is the challenge...
How are you going to get that glass of water?

This is the challenge you must overcome to find your lead investor.

The odds are tough. Less than 1% of business ever raise any outside capital.

There are specific tactics that I use to level the playing field offset this huge disadvantage. We will discuss some of those tactics in later videos.

Click here to learn how I found the first investor for one of my startups.

If you like this content, please share this content and video with your network and smash that like button.

Thank you for joining me, I will talk to you soon!

Are you looking for investors for your business? Contact us today, funding@omegaaccelerator.com

Are you interested in angel investing and helping us fund early-stage businesses? Email info@OmegaAccelerator.com

Click here if you would like me to personally consider investing in your business. If I do not personally invest, I will give you specific tips for finding funding for your business. 100% satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.  https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html

Sources and Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ
https://omegalegacyacceleratorx.com/924-2/https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html



Disclaimer: This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties. All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.

What is a Tagline? Win $100 plus an invitation to our exclusive pre-launch party for the Omega Destiny Accelerator - Happy Friday Funday!

Every good entrepreneur know the importance of market testing.

Next week we are market testing taglines for the new Omega Destiny Accelerator and we want your ideas. We will be selecting our three favorite ideas for taglines on Monday. If your tagline is selected and outperforms the other taglines in our market testing, you win $100. The winner will also receive an invitation to our exclusive pre-launch party on Thursday, March 5!

Ideas will be accepted via email or direct messaging until 3 PM on Monday, March 2, 2020, Eastern Standard Time. Email your ideas to info@omegaaccelerator.com or direct message Ren Carlton on social media.

If two people submit the same idea, the first person that messaged me their idea wins.

Send your ideas early and often, enter as many times as you wish.

What is a Tagline?

A Tagline describe the company in 50 characters or less
Simple English, no marketing jargon. It should provide a compelling sense of what we are doing and make people want to ask "How are you going to do that’.

The tagline should focus on a pain point of our customer, not necessarily the solution we are providing. The tagline needs to focus on something people will want.

Tips:

Keep it simple! “Press a button and a car comes to you in minutes.” That was 49 characters with the period and very few people will come away from that with radically different ideas. They may differ on its ultimate potential or possibilities but they will understand what your product does from day one. You need to survive day one to get to day two.

Another example, marketplace to hire professional service providers.

Omega Destiny Accelerator

Omega Destiny Accelerator developed a new model of Startup funding. We enroll a large number of Startups, groom them for funding, then market them to sponsors using a draft. The Startups that are drafted by Sponsors receive a small amount of direct funding. Majority of the sponsor dollars are used to aggressively market the drafted Startups for additional funding. But Omega does not end when the Startups are funded. We continue to help the Startups for the life of the company.

What

Sponsors earn equity and fees by supporting their favorite Business Startups. During draft week, Sponsors receive information about that month’s cohort of Business Startups. Sponsors will select their favorite Business Startups. We use our Draft Algorithm to award Business Startups to Sponsors. 

Why

-Angel Investing has massive return potential

-All of our companies are pre-screened, monitored, and advised by our team 

Who 

Omega Accelerator Collective, led by Ren Carlton 

How

-Purchase a sponsorship package

-Choose the Startups you like during a draft week

-You are awarded a Startup through our Draft Algorithm 

-As your Startup meets funding targets, you receive fees and equity 

-You also receive matching equity in Omega Destiny Accelerator, so if your business fails you still have equity in all the other Startups

Where
Virtual, you can participate anywhere remotely

When
Sponsorship packages are now available, please message us for additional information, info@omegaaccelerator.com

Investor Status Privileges

-Draft Priority

-Higher Equity Match Multiplier

-Advisory position preference

Equity Kicker Multiplier: Please request additional information

Why - 3 more reasons to sponsor startups

-$250,000 invested in Google in 1998 = $1.6 billion in 2019

-$10,000 investment in Uber in 2010 = $127 million in 2015

-$100 investment in Bitcoin in 2010 = $28 million in 2017

Are you looking for investors for your business, contact us today, funding@omegaaccelerator.com.  

Are you interested in angel investing and helping us fund early-stage businesses? Email info@OmegaAccelerator.com. 

Sources
https://medium.com/@zreitano/the-yc-application-broken-down-and-translated-e4c0f5235081
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ
https://omegalegacyacceleratorx.com/924-2/https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html


Disclaimer: This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties. All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.



All offers will be contingent upon passing our due diligence process.