Vicinity Views
News, education and insights on investing in public offerings through the Vicinity platform and private early-stage offerings with VentureSouth.
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Small Business Report: A Brick and Mortar Graveyard?
The retail landscape is changing faster than the drive-thru line at Chick-fil-A. And the future for brick-and-mortar, in particular, might seem unclear.
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Campaign Page Walkthrough
Malcolm gives us a general overview of how campaign pages are setup. If you have any questions email us at info@vicinitycapital.com – thanks!
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Risky Business?
We’ve all heard this stat as a warning to both would-be founders and investors. A shot across the bow about the supposedly near-guaranteed failure…
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We’ve Got a Message for Warren Buffet
“It’s an economic war.” Warren Buffet delivered this mic drop moment on his recent CNBC interview with Goldman Sachs’ CEO, David Solomon. During the…
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Going Private, Publicly
Building a portfolio of private investments can feel like sailing out on uncharted waters. “I’m not a financial planner” you might say, why would…
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A Crowdfunding Christmas: It’s A Wonderful Life
“Few movies have aged like It’s A Wonderful Life, the iconic Christmas classic most of us grew up watching. As of December 2, 2020…
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How a Rev Share works…
If you’ve been browsing our campaigns you might have come across a few structured as rev share agreements. It’s a term that gets thrown…
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Breaking into SAFEs
At risk of getting flagged by the FBI, I’m going to lay out the easiest path to break into a SAFE. This method is…
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The Local Business Report: Gyms Are Doing Extra Reps
2020 has been a tough year for most businesses. We’re beginning a Local Business Report series through which we will highlight different industries and…
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Survey Insight
Some of our most common feedback responses were deal-specific questions about the terms, structure & potential returns of an offering.
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Over The Moon About Microinvesting
And while most small businesses aren’t trying to break into the space travel market, they’re still shooting for the stars. These businesses need capital…
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3 Investment Topics for Thanksgiving Table Talk
Happy Thanksgiving! Food, fellowship, football. There are so many reasons to enjoy your Thanksgiving feast. But what about that window of time after you’ve…
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Myth #8: There aren’t enough unicorns in the southeast
This “myth” is true – there aren’t many unicorns in the south east, and none in the Carolinas. There are also virtually no IPOs…
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Myth #7: It takes too long to reach exits
This is too often, unfortunately, true. Startup companies take a long time to mature into middle market businesses that large companies are interested in…
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Myth #6: It costs too much to be an investor
Finding deals yourself; conducting your own diligence; negotiating a deal; paying attorneys to create a suite of transaction documents; paying accountants for tax returns…
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Myth #5: Angel investing is for philanthropy or fun, not making money
Angel investing is about making money. VentureSouth itself is a private business (a SC LLC), not a government entity and not funded with public…
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Myth #4: You need to be an expert
Nope. Most people (nearly two-thirds) that join VentureSouth tell us that they are becoming angel investors for the first time. This is not deliberate:…
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Myth #3: It takes a long time to build a portfolio
It simply does not take a long time to build a portfolio of angel investments. When we published the first article, there were 13…
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Myth #2: You need to invest a lot of money
Following the math in the original article, you can create a portfolio of investments as a VentureSouth member for $50,000 (10x $5,000 investments) to…
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Myth #1: Not many people can be angel investors
Anyone can invest in early stage companies. (You can invest as an “unaccredited investor” in certain situations or platforms, subject to limits on how…
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Myths of Angel Investing: This Month’s Posts
In my last two Upstate Business Journal articles (here and here), I’ve tried to debunk a few myths and clear up a few misconceptions…
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What To Do With An Idea
I read children’s books every day – admittedly, not always for pleasure, but definitely by choice. My wife and I have a bunch of…
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Baebies receives FDA approval
Congratulations to Baebies for announcing it received clearance from the FDA for its SEEKER platform – the first Lysosomal Storage Disease newborn screening platform.…
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Matt’s Upstate Business Journal column – Creating the Future
Enjoy Matt’s UBJ column from this week’s issue here – Since you can’t predict the future, you should try to create it.