5th in the series of 6 - Hierarchy of Human Needs as fulfilled through angel investing. The need to GROW comes from the desire to not be stuck. To be challenged. To break free of the mundane. Becoming an active Angel Investor at any level - with investments of $500,…
The final human need # 6 is Contribution. Defined as a sense of service, focus and giving to support and help others. This is the Compassion side of Capitalist within the Compassionate Capitalist Movement. Angel Investors gain the feeling of contributing to something bigger than themselves when they invest in…
Using Conscious Capitalism philosophy and unconventional marketing approaches, David Valentine, CEO & Founder of Avadel Agency, was able to rapidly grow his 7 businesses by investing money into his people. David's 7 businesses have generated over a billion dollars collectively for over 1000 clients, including major brands and fortune 100…
India, long time source for Tech and Human Resources for American Business, is coming on strong with bringing innovation to the world with home grown startups. A key contributor to that is India's Venture Garage, imagineered by Vivek Kumar, who has cultivated a syndicated network of over 2000 investors and…
With the recent news of SEC filing criminal fraud charges against the CEO & CFO of 8 private companies that raised significant capital using the Regulation A+ Method for Direct Public Offering, it is perfect timing to review best practices. Karen reminds her audience that in any Direct Public Offering…
Karen Rands shares her experience and perspective on diversifying an angel investment portfolio to increase the odds of winning the wealth creation game. Karen attended the Angel Investor Diversification Strategy Panel at the 2022 TiE-Con - TiE Atlanta's signature annual business conference. Key Take Aways: - Diversify by Industry -…
Debt for a business can be a saving grace for a growing business or a nail in their coffin if they don't understands the 3 Legs of .Lending. Paul Neal joins Karen Rands on The Compassionate Capitalist Show to explain how to make debt work for a company's growth strategy.…
Bill Nussey joins Karen Rands on The Compassionate Capitalist Show to talk about the $Trillion 'startup' opportunity that no one is talking about - that is, other than a small group of innovators that see the potential of applying the best practices of innovation advancement that advanced the stabiliyt, power,…
To Invest in Gold Or Not to Invest in Gold? If YES, then how? Karen Rands is joined by Patrick Yip of APMEX and ONEGOLD to share why it may make sense to invest in Gold as an asset class comparable to stocks and bonds. There is renewed interest in…
Billions of dollars are being invested in companies raising capital directly from the public in legal equity based 'crowdfunding' methods -- Still far under the total capital raised from angels and VCs... but by the nature of the investor recruitment, there are many more small investors doing this kind of…
According to the SBA, the number of Hispanic business owners has grown 34% in the last 10 years. In fact, there are an estimated 4.65 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S., making them the fastest-growing segment of U.S. small businesses. The growth of Hispanic consumers in the last decade in…