The Compassionate Capitalist™ Show for Crowdfund and Angel Investors

Karen Rands provides context, prior to the replay of her popular podcast on transparency and disclosure between entrepreneurs and investors, for the fraud perpetrated by Elizabeth Holmes, Founder and CEO of Theranos, a company that sought to develop and manufacture a medical device that could identify, monitor, and deliver therapeutics for disease detected through a prick of blood. Introductory comments set the stage for lessons to be learned by all investors.

Elizabeth Holmes had all the characteristics of the ideal startup founder: 

• visionary capable of big noble ideas
• intensely competitive
• internally motivated -strong drive and determination
• highly intelligent
• charismatic Except one: commitment to truth & transparency

Yet, she had the fatal flaw that often comes along with these other characteristics, which can hide underneath the surface only to reveal itself when faced with undeniable defeat: 
         + total inability to accept and admit failure, due to a fragile ego and innate since of entitlement to succeed at any cost, and therefor not learn from it.

This case is also an example of the weight and validity that investors will place on the tacit endorsement of an early prominent investor, who may not be able themselves to identify the red flags and believe that with enough money a deal can be fixed. Their own ego won't let them admit they made a bad investment decision so they continue to invest good money after bad, with a wish and a prayer it will work out. In some cases, it does. In the case of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, and the $945M invested, it did not.
Article on the history and case of Theranos: https://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-founder-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-life-story-bio-2018-4
Elizabeth Holmes Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes 

Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing:  Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.
Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years.  Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.   This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. 
The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge 
Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. 

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Think It, Be It Founder, John Mitchell, joins Karen Rands on The Compassionate Capitalist Show to share the Science of Success.  Feeling stuck, John used tried and true, but often overlooked, methods to figure out his personal breakthrough to go from earning a few hundred thousand a year to growing his own business to $5M in Revenue, and a big windfall when he sold it at a $25M valuation. John discovered the disconnect between his efforts and the results that had been holding him back - the beliefs locked into his unconscious mind.  

John shares with Karen how he used science to amplify his (and our) innate ability to succeed when we apply science to align our conscious goals and objectives with the 'auto-pilot' manifestations of desires and action by our sub-conscious mind.  

John Mitchell's 12 min a day program takes the principals of the famed Think & Grow Rich book by Napoleon Hill, and puts them into an actionable and relevant framework to chart your way to your ideal life of health, happiness and prosperity.  What a great way to start off the YEAR!!

John's team has created a special opportunity to complete a short assessment and schedule a free consultation call with him. You can also download his proprietary "thinking tablet guide", and more.... 

Get your gift here:  https://thinkitbeit.com/cc/

Watch this episode on youtube:  https://youtu.be/ubJ3yH3ucNk

Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing:  Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.
Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years.  Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.   This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. 
The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge 
Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. 

Other Links:  Book, Social Media, Other Podcast Players, Youtube Channel
Visit https://bit.ly/linkCCS   

This final episode of 2021 for The Compassionate Capitalist Show offers information and encouragement on using Georgia's REG D 504 Crowd Funding Intrastate Exemption from Federal securities regulations for general solicitation and the expanded nationally REG CF crowdfunding capitalization tool.  Startup entrepreneurs and small business owners have methods and tools to legally raise capital from investors at all income levels.

Unfortunately, as you will hear in this lively conversation between Karen Rands and Dar'shun Kendrick, the Invest Georgia Exemption (IGE) arguably one of the simplestways to raise capital, particularly for under represented founders, yet is considered 'a best kept secret'. Dar'shun explains the opportunity and challenges for black and women founders addressed with these regulatory exemptions of how and who you raise capital from to start and grow your business. Karen shares how exciting IGE and REG CF are for investors to participate in the entrepreneurial success of those small businesses in their community even when they don't have 6 figures, hundreds of thousands of dollars, to invest.

These programs are the foundation for the democratization of the capital markets and the Compassionate Capitalist Movement.

Dar'shun Kendrick, JD/MBA/Investment Adviser Representative is the Founder of Kendrick Advisory & Advocacy Group (KAAG). They help companies raising investor capital focus on growing their company by handling all the regulatory aspects. KAAG has helped companies raise over $1B in capital, while saving companies millions in unnecessary fees and costs. KAAG emphasizes their work with black and women founders to meet their unique capital raising challenges and needs. More info http://kaag.co

Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing:  Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.
Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years.  Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.   This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. 
The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge 
Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. 

Other Links:  Book, Social Media, Other Podcast Players, Youtube Channel
Visit https://bit.ly/linkCCS   

You can't save yourself to wealthy. You must make your money compound to create wealth. If we accept that the greatest way to create wealth is by starting/owning a successful business, then we must agree that the next best way is to be the investor in that successful company.  
Karen Rands is joined by Aryeh Sheinbein for this episode of Compassionate Capitalist Show to talk about creating generational wealth by owning and investing in private businesses. During their conversation, they touch on Starting vs Buying a Business but also adding venture investing as asset class in a financial portfolio.  

Aryeh Sheinbein, through his financial advisory firm, Results Advisory, helps successful business owners and entrepreneurs invest their money intelligently, allowing their wealth to accumulate so they can focus on their business and mission.
Also, Aryeh is the host of Inside the Lion’s Den podcast, where Aryeh and his guests talk about what it takes to grow a successful business that will last and even become a sellable asset. Learn more and connect with Aryeh at http://solutionsadvisory.com
Listen to the Lion's Den Podcast:  http://insidethelionsdenpodcast.com 

Watch this video on  Youtube: https://youtu.be/PXx68PJIwlY

Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing:  Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.
Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years.  Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.   This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. 
The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge 
Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. 

Other Links:  Book, Social Media, Other Podcast Players, Youtube Channel
Visit https://bit.ly/linkCCS   

Fear is the biggest killer of momentum and a sneaky thing that lingers in the dark recesses of our hearts and minds to limit our subconscious belief that we can achieve what we have set out as our 'big thing' with the business we are starting or growing. Investors often can check all the right boxes when it comes to evaluating the potential of a business investment, with the one big variable that can't be predicted: "Does (Do) the Founder(s) have what it takes to LEAD the company to a profitable exit?"
Karen Rands talks with Joe Evangelisti about the entrepreneur mindset and how founders can identify the barriers to their personal and business success so they can pivot mentally and business wise to reach their full potential. During their discussion, they will explore the benefits of hiring coaches and turning to mentors as a way to  make the mindset shift to become fearless and why it is an important budget line item for entrepreneurs, executives, and investors to help mitigate the risk of a startup and high growth company.

Joe Evangelisti is an experienced entrepreneur, host of The Legacy Blueprint Podcast, and a high-performance coach, logging over 5000 hours of coaching entrepreneurs and business professionals on making life-changing transformation and become fearless in their pursuit of success.  Learn more at http://JoeEvangelisti.com  and http://legacybuilder.coach  

 Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/tpbNeKhEYAE

Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing:  Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.
Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years.  Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.   This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. 
The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge 
Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. 

Other Links:  Book, Social Media, Other Podcast Players, Youtube Channel
Visit https://bit.ly/linkCCS   

Before the rules of REG CF were released, many companies would say they were raising capital through 'crowdfunding'.  Often they were not doing under the proper regulations offered through the JOBS Act or the SEC or their own state's securities regulations.  And, as capital formation methods of REG A+ become more popular, companies may cut corners in what they  say and do, without having the proper paperwork in place.   This puts investors' capital at risk. There could be legal and financial repercussions when a company 'says' they are crowdfunding their capital raise but they aren't doing it within the regulations.  Inside Secret #43 addresses this and in this video/podcast, Karen explains it in more detail. 

As 12th and final inside look explanation of a few of the 44 secrets Karen hared shared in her best selling financial how-to book for those savvy investors that want to get started or get better at investing in entrepreneurs:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing - Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.

Buy the book: http://bit.ly/AngelInsideSecrets and get access to the Investor Resource Portal with documents and tools valued at well over $2000, and entry level membership in National Network of Angel Investors.

Get the 12 Inside Secrets Excerpt eBook Free:  http://InsideSecretstoAngelInvesting.com

To learn more about how Karen helps investors master the art of investing in entrepreneurs visit http://karenrands.co/blog

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Every business grows with some combination of debt & equity capital infusion.  Debt can be a lot less expensive and flexible than investor capital.  Debt can also be an anchor that drags the company down if not managed properly.   Karen explains Inside Secret #38 as it relates to the investor's interest in how the company wisely uses debt to fund growth and leverage investor capital.

As 11th in this limited series, Karen Rands explains select Inside Secrets of the 44 shared in her best selling financial how-to book for those savvy investors that want to get started or get better at investing in entrepreneurs:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing - Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.

Buy the book: http://bit.ly/AngelInsideSecrets and get access to the Investor Resource Portal with documents and tools valued at well over $2000, and entry level membership in National Network of Angel Investors.

Get the 12 Inside Secrets Excerpt eBook Free:  http://InsideSecretstoAngelInvesting.com

To learn more about how Karen helps investors master the art of investing in entrepreneurs visit http://karenrands.co/blog

Please subscribe to the Compassionate Capitalist Show wherever you listen to podcasts.  Share with colleagues and friends and provide a positive review if you have enjoyed this series.

Availalable as video:   https://youtu.be/8r3vTS2TisI

Investing through Reg A+ into private companies is not that well known by either traditional stock market investors or angel investors.  Yet it offers pluses for both.   Traditional stock market investors can review financials and company history similar to a publicly traded company, while also getting the benefit of the usual multiple that occurs when investing directly into a private company with high growth potential.   With Reg A+ investments, angel investors may not get the low valuation they are used to as their baseline to generate a large multiple on their investment, but they are able to diversify their portfolio with less risky private equity investments that have increased odds of success of great gains than traditional stocks. 

As 10th in this limited series, Karen Rands explains select Inside Secrets of the 44 shared in her best selling financial how-to book for those savvy investors that want to get started or get better at investing in entrepreneurs:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing - Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.

Buy the book: http://bit.ly/AngelInsideSecrets and get access to the Investor Resource Portal with documents and tools valued at well over $2000, and entry level membership in National Network of Angel Investors.

Get the 12 Inside Secrets Excerpt eBook Free:  http://InsideSecretstoAngelInvesting.com

To learn more about how Karen helps investors master the art of investing in entrepreneurs visit http://karenrands.co/blog

Please subscribe to the Compassionate Capitalist Show wherever you listen to podcasts.  Share with colleagues and friends and provide a positive review if you have enjoyed this series.

Also on youtube:  https://youtu.be/tth5f8Gnh8Q

Investors have multiple ways to invest in private companies even if they don't have cash on hand.  In this episode of the Compassionate Capitalist Show (tm), Karen explains her Inside Secret to Angel Investing # 29.  Often an investor sees an opportunity and wants to invest or finance a private company's start up or growth spurt, but they don't have cash on hand.  They aren't 'liquid' in that their cash is tied up in other investments or in investment vehicles that are not structured to invest in private companies, only public companies and funds.  Listen to hear the creative ways that investors work around these constraints to put their money to work double time.

As 9th in this limited series, Karen Rands explains select Inside Secrets of the 44 shared in her best selling financial how-to book for those savvy investors that want to get started or get better at investing in entrepreneurs:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing - Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.

Buy the book: http://bit.ly/AngelInsideSecrets and get access to the Investor Resource Portal with documents and tools valued at well over $2000, and entry level membership in National Network of Angel Investors.

Get the 12 Inside Secrets Excerpt eBook Free:  http://InsideSecretstoAngelInvesting.com

To learn more about how Karen helps investors master the art of investing in entrepreneurs visit http://karenrands.co/blog

Please subscribe to the Compassionate Capitalist Show wherever you listen to podcasts.  Share with colleagues and friends and provide a positive review if you have enjoyed this series.

The series is also available, as with the other podcasts, as video on youtube:  https://youtu.be/td4xiKI6Ssw

In this episode of The Compassionate Capitalist Show, Karen explains Inside Secret #26 and why determining the 'value of a private is an inexact science. It is the most difficult to find common ground between the founders and investors before the first infusion of capital. Calculating the value of a private company considers many factors beyond the tangible calculations applied to the value of an established company preparing for acquisition.

As 8th episode in this limited series, Karen Rands explains select Inside Secrets of the 44 shared in her best selling financial how-to book for those savvy investors that want to get started or get better at investing in entrepreneurs: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing - Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation. Buy the book: http://bit.ly/AngelInsideSecrets and get access to the Investor Resource Portal with documents and tools valued at well over $2000, and entry level membership in National Network of Angel Investors. Get the 12 Inside Secrets Excerpt eBook Free: http://InsideSecretstoAngelInvesting.com

To learn more about how Karen helps investors master the art of investing in entrepreneurs visit http://karenrands.co/blog Please subscribe to the Compassionate Capitalist Show wherever you listen to podcasts. Share with colleagues and friends. Please provide a positive review if you have enjoyed this series.

Also available as a video Youtube: https://youtu.be/2gE88lrYmgk