The economy has been going strong for nine years, one of the longest economic expansions in the United States on record. But some event will ultimately end it. While it will be tough to predict the timing, severity and length of the next recession, we can identify a key growing threat (debt) exacerbated by the growing wealth divide and the [...]
About the Opportunity Zone Mapping Tool Below is the official Opportunity Zone map that were nominated by the governors of every U.S. state and territory as well as the Mayor of Washington, D.C. Each territory was then certified by the Treasury Secretary of the United States. All designated Opportunity Zones are highlighted in the green color below. To find an [...]
As of January 9th 2019 the IRS cancelled a key hearing on Opportunity Zones and would have focused on clarifying the nuances around tax breaks and proposed regulations under the new program. The government shutdown has put a major pause on clarifying some recurring questions investors have with the program. Peter Brack founding partner of Hypothesis Ventures stated, [...]
April 15, 2018: Part of this Article appeared in Fortune Term Sheets section Deals and Deal Makers Jeff Fagnan believes that if you're a startup founder, you have a social responsibility to become an angel investor — whether you want to or not. "We feel like if someone helped you, you need to pay it forward as well," he told Term Sheet. Fagnan, [...]
This article appeared on Angel List December 13, 2017 We live in a time where women receive less than 2.19% of all venture capital funding. But within this tiny percentage, there lives a group of startup founders who are poised to generate outsized returns for their investors. In 2017, we saw a growing number of women-led companies achieve significant [...]
