In the future, everyone will be an investor.
Technology and regulatory changes are both making investing more accessible.
At the same time, we're seeing a massive shift in the cultural mindset from "renting" time to thinking like an equity holder.
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Technology and regulatory changes are both making investing more accessible.
At the same time, we're seeing a massive shift in the cultural mindset from "renting" time to thinking like an equity holder.
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1/ Until the past few years, you had to make over $200K a year or have a net worth over $1M to make angel investments. The rules were incredibly restrictive.
The SEC recently changed the rules to make angel investing more accessible (though still not available to everyone yet).
The SEC recently changed the rules to make angel investing more accessible (though still not available to everyone yet).
2/ As a result, we're starting to see more venture rounds include employees, creators, customers, and everyday people:
@Kimberly_Kap set aside $500K of her dating app @getsnackapp's round for Gen Zs.
@gaganbiyani & @wes_kao opened up Maven's seed round to the public.
@Kimberly_Kap set aside $500K of her dating app @getsnackapp's round for Gen Zs.
@gaganbiyani & @wes_kao opened up Maven's seed round to the public.
3/ At the same time, young people are thinking like investors & putting dollars to work.
We see this in the 13M users of Robinhood.
We see this in the 10M members of r/WallStreetBets.
We see this in the rise of social investing platforms like CommonStock and Public.
We see this in the 13M users of Robinhood.
We see this in the 10M members of r/WallStreetBets.
We see this in the rise of social investing platforms like CommonStock and Public.
4/ Creators don't want to rent space on their feeds to brands.
Red Bull wanted to work with Josh Richards, a TikTok creator with 25M followers.
Instead, Richards decided to launch his own energy drink and created Ani Energy.
Creators want to be owners.
Red Bull wanted to work with Josh Richards, a TikTok creator with 25M followers.
Instead, Richards decided to launch his own energy drink and created Ani Energy.
Creators want to be owners.
5/ Notice this line from @TaylorLorenz's latest piece:
"What [food creators] want is to build their own businesses, whether by launching a cookware line, publishing a cookbook or opening a restaurant. What they don’t want is to work for someone else."
They are entrepreneurs.
"What [food creators] want is to build their own businesses, whether by launching a cookware line, publishing a cookbook or opening a restaurant. What they don’t want is to work for someone else."
They are entrepreneurs.
6/ Young people are inherently skeptical of institutions.
They grew up watching their parents work within "the system" only to lose their jobs in the Great Recession.
Why rent your time to a corporation when you could take your fate into your own hands and be an owner?
They grew up watching their parents work within "the system" only to lose their jobs in the Great Recession.
Why rent your time to a corporation when you could take your fate into your own hands and be an owner?
7/ Crypto unlocks more potential to be an investor.
Own an NFT and watch its value appreciate.
Own a social token and share in your favorite creator's upside.
46 million Americans own at least a share of Bitcoin.
Own an NFT and watch its value appreciate.
Own a social token and share in your favorite creator's upside.
46 million Americans own at least a share of Bitcoin.
8/ Tech is making investing faster & easier than ever.
Outdated regulations are changing.
And culture is shifting to thinking like an owner, not a renter.
These forces are combining to make investing more accessible to anyone, which in turn unlocks greater economic mobility.
Outdated regulations are changing.
And culture is shifting to thinking like an owner, not a renter.
These forces are combining to make investing more accessible to anyone, which in turn unlocks greater economic mobility.
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