Chris Lustrino is the founder of KingsCrowd, a leading online platform that provides research, ratings, and data analysis for alternative investing. In this conversation, Chris talks about the origins of KingsCrowd, unique insight into the equity crowdfunding industry, KingsCrowd's Capital Fund I, his vision for the next 10 years, and much more.

KingsCrowd is currently raising a Reg CF, which offers the opportunity for anyone to invest alongside angel investors and VCs in KingsCrowd. The link to invest is below.

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Invest in KingsCrowd: https://wefunder.com/kingscrowd

KingsCrowd: https://kingscrowd.com/

KingsCrowd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kingscrowd/

Chris's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrislustrino/

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Outline:

0:00 Introduction

1:32 KingsCrowd

2:50 How Do You Get The Data

4:55 Starting KingsCrowd

7:45 Being a Founder

9:42 KingsCrowd Capital

13:15 How to Evaluate Startup Valuation

15:38 KingsCrowd User Experience

19:01 KingsCrowd Capital Fund 1

25:00 Evolution of Equity Crowdfunding Industry

28:30 What's Holding the Equity Crowdfunding Industry Back

33:01 Green Flags For Investing in Startups

36:45 Equity Crowdfunding Excitement in 2024

38:22 Vision for KingsCrowd

40:32 Investing in KingsCrowd

41:15 Favorite Book

44:15 Advice for 22 Year Old