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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

Both Sides of the Table

While many of my friends bragged about their 5 condos in Florida I kept talking about how the real estate market was in a bubble – their gains an illusion. They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. It is slowly becoming Florida Condos.

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Customers Love Free Stuff … But That’s Not Your Problem

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Consider these facts: Start by poring over the data compiled by Jay Ritter at the University of Florida. If you add in 7% banker IPO fee, that represents a 55% cost of capital (for an entire year worth of IPOs, count 165). It took courage for Zach Nelson and the team at Netsuite to also use a Dutch Auction in 2007.

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