For the past few years I have been renouncing any indication of a tech bubble and instead have been spewing the notion that we are in the midst of a Financial Revolution. But now as the stock market crumbles, the IPO market dries up, as venture capitalists grow much more selective, as valuations of tech […]
How Wall Street Should be Valuing FinTech
I recently read a thought-provoking article by Dealflow CEO, Steven Dresner, titled, “If you want crowdfunding to succeed, start by de-coupling ‘finance’ from ‘fin-tech.’” What I found most interesting was that the financial data veteran described technology as the “enabler” not the “end game.” Was Dresner intimating that technology has now become the veins – […]
Are We in a Peer to Peer Bubble?
I’ve always said that you can gauge the success of an industry by the growth and enthusiasm of its annual convention. It’s also a great barometer of market peaks and bubbles – especially when you have the chance to really get into the psyche of industry participants. With venture capital pouring into online lending businesses […]
Profiting from the Crowdfinance Revolution
A financial revolution – ignited by hordes of individuals who have grown leery of conventional financial institutions, and powered by contemporary P2P and crowdfund marketplaces – has been germinating across the planet. In the same way that the Industrial Revolution redefined manufacturing and the Internet Revolution refashioned commerce, this “Crowdfinance Revolution” will transform global capital markets […]
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like 1995
Based on LinkedIn’s public debut today, my Bubbleometer detected the slightest silhouette of a bubble brewing – an inevitable consequence of public market trading. The stock which was issued at $45 reached $122.70 before closing at $94.25 on trading volume of 30.2 million shares. LinkedIn represents the first social media company to have come of age […]