Author: Malcolm McDonald

How to raise money for your non-sexy business

by Malcolm McDonald on September 23, 2020.

Asking someone for money is rarely fun and almost never easy. But if you’re trying to grow your business then you’ll almost always reach a point where you need to bring in capital from outside investors. Turns out, going and getting money from strangers isn’t so different from asking your parents for cash.  So here...

An Adrenaline Junkie’s Guide To Analyzing Risk

by Malcolm McDonald on September 15, 2020.

Welcome to an adrenaline junkie’s guide to analyzing risk. I wouldn’t blame you if you closed your laptop immediately and walked away. But thanks to years of poor, risk-ignoring, endorphin-driven choices, I’ve learned valuable decision-making skills around separating thrill-seeking motivations from money-seeking endeavors. Thrill-seeking desires are great for a few afternoons of cliff diving. Not...

Crowdfunding with Covid [Regulatory Update]

by Malcolm McDonald on September 1, 2020.

The investment crowdfunding industry is not losing any steam even during…well, you know… the feverish elephant in the room with a dry cough. Though you never know what will happen when the world unexpectedly halts for a few months, there is some rationale to why this little brother of crowdfunding might be showing some extra...

The Who Economy

by Malcolm McDonald on August 11, 2020.

I’ll never forget pitching two angel investors with my first fully thought-out business plan. I’ve always been a dreamer, a creator, and an aspiring visionary known for the verbal tick, “What if…” But this was the first time I had put pen to paper (fingers to keyboard), pulled out my calculator (iPhone), and drawn up...

I Invested Local with Reg CF! Now what?

by Malcolm McDonald on August 5, 2020.

Two weeks ago, we discussed some reasons to invest local via the JOBS Act and Reg CF. Last week, we answered how to invest in local SMBs through Investment Crowdfunding. So let’s say you’ve done your due diligence and you’re on board. You decide to flap your angel investing wings and place some dollars in...

Investor Insights: Robinhood & Vicinity

by Malcolm McDonald on July 29, 2020.

If we’re talking about new and innovative ways to invest, we have to talk about Robinhood. Robinhood has become synonymous with the democratization of finance, aka making investing easily accessible to unaccredited investors. While Robinhood laid much of the foundation for the idea of taking personal ownership in investing, there are fundamental differences you should...