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I am starting an outsourcing IT Support company, and I want to hire people with autistic spectrum, since I am autistic myself. I would like to know if anyone is interested to invest on it, or if anyone would like to hire our services. The company is based in Colombia. Our website is repshome.com
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Someone in this bowl was trying to build a platform where people with valuable skills could offer their time to start-ups in exchange for equity. You should get in touch with them to help test their beta version.
https://joinfishbowl.com/post_wieegs5tzx
There’s one small detail that people are leaving out here and that’s being an accredited investor. There’s some important details surrounding what this means, but some of the criteria include making $200k/year over the past two years and being on track to make that again ($300k joint). Or, you can have $1M in net worth, excluding primary residence. There’s ways around the money criteria like having a Series 65 or being an employee of a private fund, but it’s best you do your research. Otherwise, a syndicate may not allow you to join or the startup would not let you invest due to the immense amount of disclosures needed for an unaccredited investor. Food for thought. And, if you do meet the criteria then it sure is fun 😁🚀
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There is another crowdfunding platform called Republic that’s like the Kickstarter for investing. So unlike Kickstarter you’re not buying product, you’re buying options.
MONDAY zero proof gin is fundraising on there rn.
https://republic.co/drink-monday
Reach out to your local incubator.
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Like this kid 😂
You want a platform for this? Why can’t you just do it yourself setting up an NSO option package as an advisor?
Check out AngelList. You can either join a Syndicate and invest in a specific company alongside a GP lead or make periodic contributions to “Rolling Venture Funds”. The level of operational involvement will differ pretty drastically based on the fund or syndicate you invest with, but some really like to leverage their LP expertise. In general, would say it’s more passive unless you’re contributing larger amounts of money
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That is a very small amount of money but your time and expertise would be much more valuable to a start up.
- Investing: Republic
- Consulting: Set yourself up as independent consultant, then use upwork & angellist to find opportunities.
Haven’t executed on any of this myself but that was my gameplan.
We’re looking for advisors and investors https://thebestnotary.net/estate-planning/
https://angellist.com/
https://republic.co/
https://tribevest.com/
https://confluence.vc/
There's no platform for this but you could potentially do it adhoc, if people are interested in it. You'd need to find a startup that wants it the consultation.
There is a platform that investes in start up. But they require +$1mil and they usually get in after two or three rounds , which is too late in my opinion.
Here in BR there is a plataform for equity crowdfunding == Eqseed.
Your idea intrigues me. Please DM.
Well, there are a number of issues with this. But, you can’t just do this without complying with applicable federal securities laws.
There’s an app called Republic that might appeal to you. Not sure about equity but I guarantee if you look up the founders who are on there they’d be open to a discussion. What are you looking for? I am very connected in the start up space and might have a friend who is looking for someone.
https://money.usnews.com/investing/investing-101/articles/how-to-invest-in-venture-capital
Also check out trading legal advice for shares in a company. You should be aware of the conflict of interest that might present and your exposure to law suits from the other investors.
Hi! I would you suggest considering Poll Vault. Their contact email address is invest@pollvault.co Poll Vault is a consumer research and polling platform that uses familiar technology and data streamlining to increase efficiency and value to the client while engaging the user in a transparent and enjoyable manner. Their founders were inspired by the inaccuracy of polling, especially by the 2016 election, and they saw that there was an open market available for a platform service where campaigns and private corporations can gather reliable data. Polling is outdated and their startup aims to modernize this polling process by reaching people at their fingertips with this mobile app. Long are the days where pollsters call people at their homes or cells, by streamlining this, Poll Vault yields more reliable and accurate data that’s not skewed.
https://wefunder.com/ is a place to find startups you are passionate about, and you may be able to reach out to those you want to invest in and offer additional services for equity exchange.
I am doing it mostly for pre-seed/seed co. DM me - happy to chat further