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.