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Notes from the EarlyBird team on early-stage investing, credit-card rewards, and how everyday spending becomes ownership.
Private market secondaries hit $226 billion in 2025. How investors get liquidity on pre-IPO shares before an exit, and what it means for retail investors.
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A rewards card can fund startup investing when its rewards are routed into startup equity instead of points or cash back. Here is the full chain, and the risks.
Yes, you can invest credit card rewards. Here are the cards that deposit cash back into a brokerage, the do-it-yourself route, and the cashback-to-equity model.
Cashback-to-equity turns the cash you earn from card spending into ownership in companies, instead of a statement credit, points, or miles. Here is how it works.
33 countries restrict Polymarket. 9 U.S. states limit Kalshi. The global regulatory map for prediction markets, and what it means for investors.
Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) lets almost anyone invest in early-stage startups. How it works, the limits, and the risks.
Your everyday spending could be the beginning of something bigger.