CondaCoach: Crowdinvesting 2.0
Even professionals make mistakes and this is how to avoid them!
No matter how experienced you are, you can’t avoid mistakes in crowdinvesting! Here are four underestimated risks that can even affect professionals – and how you avoid them:
1. Neglecting liquidity: relying too heavily on illiquid investments can bog you down in times of crisis. Strike a balance between long-term investments and liquidity in order to remain capable of acting at crucial moments.
2. blind faith in follow-up financing: Assuming that successful startups can easily raise follow-on capital is risky. Check the financial planning thoroughly – how resilient is the business model if external financing comes to a standstill?
3. focusing too much on trending industries: being tempted by short-term hype. A strong commitment to overvalued sectors can be risky. Diversify strategically instead of getting carried away by current fashion trends.
4. unrealistic exit expectations: Take a close look at the companies’ exit scenarios. Many investors calculate too optimistically when it comes to the sale or IPO. Ask yourself: Are there realistic exit options or will the investment end in a dead end?
Expert tip from CONDA: Successful crowdinvesting requires foresight and a disciplined strategy.