Published in Democratizing.Finance·PinnedMember-onlyCheck Out My New Website — Democratizing.Finance!I am super excited about this, and I would love your feedback! I am super excited to share this with all of my readers on Medium! A little over a year ago, I started writing on Medium, and it has been a rollercoaster ever since (Yes, A good one!). I…Equity Crowdfunding3 min readEquity Crowdfunding3 min read
Published in Democratizing.Finance·PinnedMember-onlyAnyone Can Invest in Startups —Here’s HowIt’s Not As Hard as You Think. 2 years ago I had no idea how easy it was to begin investing in startups. Like most, I thought this was exclusively for VCs and people sitting on fancy chairs on Shark Tank. However, that is rapidly changing, and now I am…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me & My WritingA quick introduction and some disclaimers. Hello, and thanks for reading! My name is Caleb Naysmith and I am a law school student for the class of 2023 at the University of Kentucky, and a Finance Officer in the United States Army Reserves. I also have a Bachelors's in Business…About Me3 min readAbout Me3 min read
Published in Democratizing.Finance·Jan 11Member-onlyOver 2 Years and 50+ Startups Later, I Just Had My First Bankruptcy From a Startup I Invested InLessons learned and where to go from here. — I have been investing in startups for a little over two years now, and I have had a good run so far. A few weeks ago, I wrote a story about how it’s going and what my expectations for 2023 are. You can find that here: Two Years of Investing Startups: Here’s How It’s Going Everything I have learned and where we are now.medium.com One of the things…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published in Democratizing.Finance·Jan 2Member-onlyHere’s What the Startup Market Is Going To Look Like in 2023I don’t think it will be as bad as everyone thinks. — The current market is an odd one. There’s no specific driving force other than tech and speculative assets like crypto essentially losing steam. Money was so easy to come by, people were throwing it at anything that even remotely seemed like it would make money. This was largely fueled by…Venture Capital3 min readVenture Capital3 min read
Published in Democratizing.Finance·Dec 10, 2022Member-onlyTwo Years of Investing Startups: Here’s How It’s GoingEverything I have learned and where we are now. — I would never have guessed two years ago discovering equity crowdfunding (and Medium about the same time) would have gotten me where I am now. It landed me a job as the head of Benzinga’s startup news division, I have made dozens of investments in startups and tons of great…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published in Democratizing.Finance·Dec 5, 2022Member-onlyI Asked AI To Write Me a Story About What the Future of Humanity Looks Like Integrated With AI, Here’s What It SaidShould we be concerned? — This story was entirely written by AI: AI has become increasingly integrated into everyday life, and people now rely on it in a variety of ways. From virtual assistants that help with tasks like scheduling and organization, to recommendation systems that help us discover new products and services, AI is…Technology3 min readTechnology3 min read
Published in Democratizing.Finance·Dec 4, 2022Member-onlyFrom Medium to BenzingaAn update and a story — You might have noticed I haven’t been writing on Medium quite as much as I used to. Even when I branched out to my new website, democratizing.finance, I still published on Medium. So what changed? I am currently at a turning point in life, and many big changes are happening…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Published in Democratizing.Finance·Nov 19, 2022Member-onlyArkhaus Is Building the Most Exclusive Clubs on the… Water?Thinking about investing in Arkhaus, the startup building exclusive floating clubs. We’ve all heard the story of Atlantis, the city at the bottom of the ocean. Obviously, that disaster could have been avoided if they just built the city to float. Jokes aside, long ago that would have been something…Investing3 min readInvesting3 min read
Published in Democratizing.Finance·Nov 6, 2022Member-onlyThinking About Investing in reAlpha? What to Know About This Startup Democratizing Vacation Rental OwnershipreAlpha wants to help make investing in vacation rentals as easy as investing in stocks. — reAlpha is an exciting startup looking to make investing in the $1.2 Trillion vacation rental industry available to anyone. As part of this, reAlpha has opened an equity crowdfunding round to allow anyone to invest in their startup and raise funds to build their portfolio of vacation rentals. Vacation rentals…Real Estate5 min readReal Estate5 min read