If you can't personally move the needle, if you can't personally help this company, then that's all it is is gambling.

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Welcome back to another amazing episode of For the Love of Money. Today we're talking investing and not just regular old investing but investing in startups because this is a question that I actually get quite a bit from you.

Now a lot of you have watched and seen Lori and I invest in a lot of startups, and honestly,

it's been a really great way to boost our net worth.

Not all of them pan out, but when they do, it's a great way to really grow that

net worth that you should be concentrating on growing. And I think a lot of people are just

raising money for startups right now.

It's become a trendier thing,

whether it's through crowdfunding or whether it's through a true capital raise.

Everybody out there seems to be raising money for their startups.

So I thought that I would give you guys my four

criteria for investing in startups. This is how Lori and I literally choose if we're going to be a part of a

company or not.

Now, before I do, you've got to understand that investing in startups is really risky.

This is not what you guys should be doing

if you're still in your earlier stages of trying to get your finances

under control and create a good stable financial situation.

I think a lot of people, they swing for that home run like,

oo, if I invest in this company when it sells them,

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