💨 Fast $1M sale, sit or sell, hot market, NFTs & taxes, great domains, and DeFi cons
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We've also listed the 3 best events for entrepreneurs and investors this month. A Hot Marketβ In a recent newsletter, we lamented the fact that Central and Eastern European (CEE) startups are often overlooked and undervalued. Most of the ingredients are already there - determined founders, skilled talent, and clockwork execution.A sample from the report shows that VC funding is not everything: Surprising statistic:Estonia, one of the smallest countries in CEE and yet one of the biggest startup ecosystems, has more startups per capita (1,048) and has raised more investment per capita (β¬1,967) than any other country in Europe. Free Fund Documentsβ A basic hurdle to setting up a fund is the standard paperwork required to get started.It currently requires specialized lawyers whose time can cost more than $100,000 per fund formation. NFTs & Taxesβ β Meet, Chat and Playβ βSprout is a virtual space to meet, chat, and play with your favorite people.It's more flexible to use than platforms like Zoom because you can enter a meeting straight from your browser. β Sponsored by Converticaβ π Raise Your Website Revenue
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Imagine seeing your business go live on a marketplace at the start of the day and coming back from your morning errands to find that someone has already sent in over a million dollars to purchase your website.
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βThis short 'case study' from Empire Flippers (EF) looks at what made this seven-figure website an attractive asset and a quick grab for the buyer.
EF also gives you tips on their process.
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βRelated: Should You Sell Your Content Site Now or Let it Sit?β
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Event Roundup
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1οΈβ£ Turning the Tables
Usually, it's startup founders who pitch to investors.
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The Meet Our Fund event reverses the equation by getting investors to outline what they invest in, how they help founders, and what their value-add is.
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βSee who's pitching.β
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2οΈβ£ Free Pass
You can still get free stage passes for the Inc. 5000 Vision Conference which starts tomorrow, October 19.
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The pass lets you access over 30 sessions of exclusive interviews, conversations, and panels, featuring people like Arianna Huffington, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Sheryl Sandberg.
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3οΈβ£ Own Your Future
The Own Your Future Growth Edition brings together online business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs who buy, grow and exit digital businesses.
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We spotted our community member, Richard Patey, in the lineup of speakers. This is a free, virtual event on October 27 at 8am PST.
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βRelated: Richard gives us An Introduction to The Bounty Economyβ
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Domain Snacks
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π Dispute Resolved
Last week, Coinbase announced their intention to launch Coinbase NFT.
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Coinbase was not the original registrant of CoinbaseNFT .com.
UDRPSearch .com shows that a UDRP was filed earlier this month.
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The status of the filing is βwithdrawn.β This means that Coinbase and the registrant of the domain name were able to reach some sort of conclusion prior to a panelist ruling on the case.
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π Launching Metasaurs
Merlin Kauffman is a successful domain investor who has transitioned to startup founder and now, angel investor.
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An upcoming NFT launch caught the eye of Elliot Silver from Domain Investing. It's called Metasaurs and it appears that Kauffman is behind this new project.
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Meet the Metasaurs' team:
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π Great Domain Auction
The latest Great Domains auction is underway at Sedo, and there are some heavyweight names on the list.
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They include PrivateEquity .com, VentureCapital .com and Soft .com, and the reserve prices are listed at between USD1,000,000 - 1,499,999 for the top 6 domains.
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βOne of the names up for grabs is OpenSea .com.
βOpenSea is home to the well-known NFT marketplace that has made the news for numerous reasons this year.
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Check out the 170 names on offer at Sedoβs Great Domains auction.
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π° Cash Is Pouring In!
The online business industry is booming.
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βEmpire Flippers Capital allows investors to easily build passive portfolios managed by some of the industry's top operators.
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Over $6M has been invested in Round 2 and deals will close soon.
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You can own fractional shares across a variety of business models including Amazon FBA, Content, and ECommerce to create a diversified portfolio.
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β Snippets to Send You on Your Way
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π· 7 short term business mistakes: Too many businesses fall into some common product maladies, which ultimately keep them from becoming a unicorn, or achieving the level of disruptive change they initially envisioned.
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π· 12 DeFi con artists: Rug pulling incidents and outright scams are blighting this space. In the medium to long term, continuing incidents of rug pulling will hurt the belief that decentralized finance can be the panacea to the longstanding problem of financial exclusion.
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π· Destroying industries: Planet-positive venture capital firm At One Ventures is on a mission to "find early-stage startups that are destroying the industries that destroy nature."
βRelated: Here's a RoadMap for Climate Investors.
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π· Stagflation: According to Google data, interest in this economic event has reached a 13-year peak. What is stagflation, what's fueling concerns, and are we about to return to the inflationary pressures of the '70s?
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π· Amazon's preferential treatment: An investigation from The Markup makes some troubling allegations about the advantages Amazon's in-house brands seem to have over third-party competitors selling on Amazon. Itβs a fascinating report thatβs well worth a read. No wonder you're spending so much on ads.
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π· Startup champs: The European Commissionβs European Innovation Council (EIC) has selected 65 innovative start-ups and SMEs to receive β¬363 million of funding for breakthrough innovations.
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π· Cannabis investment jumps 82%: We might say that it is lighting up. Startups building weed-focused businesses are floating in a blissful wave of capital, likely providing more than a small dose of relaxation. Itβs a good time to be selling emotional resets in plant format.
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⌛ Urgency to sell, Coinbase NFT, Microns marketplace, startup index, fraudsters, ECommerce guide
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Hi there, 👋 Here's proof that no business idea is too crazy - as long as it solves a problem. A new product available online in China offers a solution to the nuisance of noisy, dancing
💰 DeFi watch, active investors, pieces of art, crypto lessons, Amazon know-how, bonus reports
Monday, October 11, 2021
Hi there, 👋 Bad news. You can no longer pay real money to buy fake stock in real companies. WTF? We're talking about Visionrare's marketplace where you could buy NFTs of fake shares
🔥 New marketplace, 8 mistakes, site revenues, NFT rug pull, Kraken report, social trading, Meta sale
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Hi there, 👋 Before we get started, we'll share an article that amused us. Apparently, there is no longer any truth to the proverb "honor among thieves." Ransomware gangs are
👾 Pawn your punk, search startups, $90M mistake, website red flags, biz ideas, smart-city tech
Monday, October 4, 2021
Hi there, 👋 Welcome to the 4th quarter of 2021. While the threat of rising inflation has its drawbacks, let's keep things in perspective. Venezuela's Central Bank issued a new
🗺️ Overlooked & undervalued,💲greed & excess, side projects, buyer's guide, auction website
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Hi there, 👋 If you're looking for a robot to follow you around, meet Astro. This creepy tech from Amazon gives them a new level of access to your home - and heightens privacy concerns. On
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