Fwd: 3 tools to use with investors

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From: Richard C. Wilson <clients@familyoffices.com>
Date: Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 7:09 AM
Subject: 3 tools to use with investors
To: <stevescott@bydf.com>

Hi Steve   I wanted to share with you 3 basic requirements you should be aware of when it comes to influence and persuasion.     These are some of the lessons we have learned while running out investor club with 3,000+ investors, writing 13 books, and hearing over 1,000 speakers on stage at our 150+ live events since 2007.     #1 - Authenticity   First of all, when you are preparing to persuade someone into something, your intent should be to genuinely add value for them and to be authentic, transparent, and honest.   Anytime that someone gets a sense that you're not any of those things, they're likely just going to run the other direction. If you're trying too hard to sound relatable or authentic, you're going to come off like a used car salesman.   #2 - Control of Your Environment    Another thing to think about when preparing to persuade is the environment that you're going to be in.   The environment you're in can instantly persuade and change somebody's behavior. If you're in a library, people naturally speak quietly. If you're in an NBA playoff game, people are going to speak at much higher volumes.   In a controlled study, it was been proven consumers who see Visa and MasterCard symbols up on the wall, the amount that people spend can be up to 18% more versus not having those symbols  This shows how a single image can change behavior.   Your environment is a scientifically proven way to instantly influence people. So, think carefully about where you want to host a meeting, how to spend time with investors, and in what context a deal may be negotiated.   #3 - Instant Judgement    The saying goes "you shouldn't judge a book by its cover" because everyone does.  It has been proven that we judge things in .3 seconds as being attractive to us or not.    How is your brand, one-pager, email signature, brand name, pitch deck, one-liner (you have one right?), and videos of your offering judged when they are glanced at? Is everything both immediately polished, institutional quality, relevant, and value-providing feeling, or does it all look average, half put together, or not taken seriously by whoever created it?    It is critical that your first interaction with investors is one where you add value to them, ask questions, and make it clear what your unique compelling offer is.  If you don't do at least 2 of those 3 things you don't have much of a chance of working together in our experience.    I hope this information helps you in the future, and don't forget about our 2 upcoming events:    Capital Raising Catalyst Workshop - March 4th  Private Investor Expo - March 28th     Thank you for following our work.   Richard C. Wilson Founder and CEO Team Help Line: (305) 503-9077 Family Office Club 11445 E Via Linda Suite 2-623 Scottsdale, AZ 85259 https://FamilyOffices.com   Please reply to this email if you are interested in learning more about Family Office Club. Our investor club connects you with over 3,000 investors to help you close more deals and raise more capital in 2022. Or speak to someone on our team for additional details at 305-503-9077. Family Office Club, 11445 E Via Linda, Suite 2-623, Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, United States, (305) 503-9077 Unsubscribe Manage preferences

Fwd: Where are the “Next Medellín” and the “Next Cartagena"?

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From: Kathleen Peddicord <editorial@letters.liveandinvestoverseasconferences.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 8:57 AM
Subject: Where are the "Next Medellín" and the "Next Cartagena"?
To: <stevescott@techacq.com>

Here are 5 places you may not know

4 Facts (And 5 Places) That You May Not Know About Colombia The town of Guatapé, outside of Medellín, might remind you of Switzerland... Feb. 21, 2022 Dear LIOS Confidential Reader, I love the city of Medellín, and it's a major part of my personal retirement plan, so I tend to give it a lot of digital ink in this space... But Colombia is a big, mega-diverse country... it's a place, I bet, where you could find your own personal Shangri-la. Colombia boasts many more options than the "City Of Eternal Spring," Medellín... For instance, I talk about the "perfect weather" we have up here in the mountains, but did you realize that Colombia has both Pacific and Caribbean coasts? Indeed, the Caribbean coast here boasts some of the most unique and striking beaches I've come across… And, if you're into historic, colonial cites, Cartagena offers that… plus miles of famous white-sand beaches. But head farther east along the coast, to the city of Santa Marta, and you'll get the same beaches, along with the romantic colonial architecture, at a much lower cost. If Santa Marta is considered the "next Cartagena," where then might the "next (and even cheaper) Medellín" be? Look south, to the city of Cali. While slightly warmer than Medellín, Cali is just as lush and vibrant. It's the "Salsa Capital Of The World," and local surveys even pin Cali as home to the country's most attractive people. Founded in 1525, Santa Marta is one of the oldest cities in the Americas... Looking for a combination of mountain weather and colonial architecture? Try the under-the-radar and incredibly friendly town of Popayán. You won't be disappointed. Want to live in a highland town surrounded by deep blue waters... One that looks like Switzerland but has a fraction the cost? Check out Guatapé. Beyond these cities (and many more), Colombia offers perks and advantages that will follow you wherever you decide to put down roots... Here are 4 that I believe demand your attention right now: Health care in Colombia is world-class, but it'll cost you only 1/4 or less of what you'd pay in the United States... and, yes, plenty of English-speaking doctors can be found in the cities... The World Bank ranks Colombia as the #1 country in Latin America and the #6 country in the entire world for investor protection... that's better than the United States... The strength of the U.S. dollar (as well as Canadian dollar, to a lesser extent) is adding even more bargaining power to the already low cost of living... you can lock in the historic rate by purchasing a property or opening a bank account... The visa process is quick and cheap: You can qualify as a pensioner with an income of only US$750 a month... or you can invest as little as US$80,850 to obtain an investor visa. The clincher? You don't even need to hire a lawyer... I could go on, but here's my point: If you haven't considered Colombia yet, you need to change that immediately... Especially while the cost of living and of property here is a screaming bargain. This spring, I am gathering my top experts in this country to host a program that reveals everything Medellín and the rest of Colombia has to offer... Fast Track Your Goals In Colombia With #1 Event.. Early Bird Discount Expires Tomorrow My 2022 Live and Invest in Colombia Conference is the only event of its kind. Get all of the insights and meet all of the people who can help get you the life you want in Colombia... From sophisticated Medellín to Caribbean Cartagena, we'll have you covered no matter your goals and destinations in Colombia... You'll learn everything you need to know to live or invest here, including: The best way to get a great deal on a rental or purchase... the strength of the U.S. dollar against the peso right now is creating unbelievable bargains... Your best options for health insurance in this country... this is inexpensive, world-class health care. In fact, 8 of the best hospitals in all of Latin America are here... How to open a bank account, for yourself or your business... plus, access to top contacts to help make the process a walk in the park... The top residency visa options and how to obtain them... Colombia boasts some of the cheapest and most hassle-free visas in the entire world... Several itemized budgets for day-to-day living, for those with budgets big and small... you could live a genuinely comfortable life here for under US$1,000 a month... Investment and business opportunities, including insights into the biggest market niches right now... plus, multiple high-yield plays that grant automatic permanent residency... Real-life tales of success and failure from expats already living and doing business in this emerging retirement and investment haven... And much, much more... taxes, banking, financing, health care, health insurance... Complete details on the property purchase process, how to handle mail delivery, how to ship your household goods, the best way to furnish your new home... Helping your children adjust to a new life overseas, staying in touch with your grandkids back home... This event will provide you everything you need to make decisions about your next step in this country. If you're interested in joining us, do not delay... The Early Bird Discount for this event expires tomorrow night. Go here now for full details about the event we've planned for you. Sincerely, Kathleen Peddicord Founding Publisher, LIOS Confidential P.S. After more than a decade spending our own time and money here, we know Colombia from an expat's view better than anyone else you're going to find. We know the pitfalls and the risks, because we've suffered (or narrowly avoided) them ourselves. We've met, vetted, and befriended dozens of locals and experts, and we know from firsthand experience that they can help you, too. The Live and Invest Colombia Conference is a revelation of our own hard-won wisdom, as well as the advice and the insights from other current expats and professionals in the country. We've all chosen to live or invest here because it truly is one of the most pleasant places you'll ever know. And you'd be hard-pressed to find a more bargain property market. Bottom line, this is the best option available for anyone interested in Colombia as a place to live, retire, or invest. Sign up to join us within the next 48 hours, and you'll save US$200... Please don't delay: This significant discount expires tomorrow night. Claim your 2022 Colombia Conference access now, here. P.P.S. If you have questions, or if you'd prefer to register over the phone, contact us ASAP to ask your questions and to reserve your place in the room... Reach us by email here, or by phone, toll-free, at 1-888-627-8834... or, internationally, at 1-443-599-1221. Full details on pricing, discounts, travel, and hotel are here.

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Fwd: Debatable: Is Web3 the future of the internet or a scam?

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Date: Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 3:00 PM
Subject: Debatable: Is Web3 the future of the internet or a scam?
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It's a still-nascent, fuzzy idea, but it's intruding more and more upon mainstream culture.

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story February 10, 2022 Illustration by The New York Times; Photography by Tevarak, Mensent Photography, and DamienGeso via Getty Images By Spencer Bokat-Lindell Staff Editor, Opinion Debatable will be off on Feb. 15 and will return on Feb. 17. In the beginning — which is to say, the 1990s — there was Web1: the first iteration of the internet as we knew it, a vast virtual expanse sparsely populated with static websites that, for the most part, were good only for reading. Then came Web2: a far more interactive internet, networked by tech giants like Facebook and Google and Twitter and YouTube, that made content creators out of nearly everyone with a smartphone. Now, supposedly, we stand on the precipice of Web3: a decentralized internet powered by blockchain, the technology that underpins cryptocurrency and NFTs, or nonfungible tokens, the techno-innovation sweeping the art world. It's a still-nascent, fuzzy idea, but if you squint, you can see it intruding more and more upon mainstream culture. Matt Damon is filming ads for Crypto.com. Gwyneth Paltrow is giving out $500,000 worth of Bitcoin to her social media followers. And Paris Hilton and Jimmy Fallon can be seen talking awkwardly on "The Tonight Show" about limited-edition digital cartoon apes they paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for. Where, exactly, is this all going? Could Web3 really democratize the internet by eliminating its middlemen — the Big Tech companies and the banks and the regulators — as its boosters say, or is it a speculative bubble that's about to burst? Here's what people are saying. Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Wait, what is blockchain again? Blockchain is a cryptographic technology that allows for distributed record keeping, like a digital spreadsheet, that is virtually impossible to corrupt. Unlike conventional records kept by centralized institutions, the blockchain ledger uses networks of powerful computers racing to verify transactions that remain visible to, and trusted by, everyone. Blockchain was introduced initially as the technology behind cryptocurrency, starting with Bitcoin in 2009. "With decentralized financial exchange based on the blockchain design, like what Bitcoin uses, you don't have to trust an authority with your money," The Times's Nathaniel Popper explains. "Two people are automatically matched up through software, and they make the exchange directly with one another." NFTs are a newer use of blockchain that enables the buying and selling of digital assets, like images, GIFs, songs and videos. Because these files are typically too large to store in a blockchain token, most NFT purchases buy not the actual asset, but rather a receipt proving ownership. In effect, this creates a new kind of scarcity among digital goods where there was none. "Many NFTs can be downloaded, duplicated, 'screenshotted' or simply found elsewhere on the internet," Sophie Haigney explained in The Times last year. "Buying an NFT, then, is not so much about buying something as it is buying the concept of owning a thing — which feels like the logical endpoint of a society obsessed with property rights, and finding new ways to buy and sell almost anything." [Read more: "What Are NFTs, Anyway?"] Why is Web3 taking off now? Today, the value of all cryptocurrencies is some $2.3 trillion. Some of the biggest drivers of the crypto boom are venture capitalists, who invested more than $27 billion globally in crypto-related projects last year, more than in the previous 10 years combined. Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT "Every type of financial service is now being replicated in these decentralized environments," Stephen McKeon, a cryptocurrency expert at the University of Oregon, told The Times. "This is what's driving all the investment." As crypto values have soared, the rush of interest in NFTs among celebrities with extra cash to spend makes a certain kind of sense, the journalist Max Read argues. "More than anything else," he writes, "the value of a given NFT is a function of its perceived exclusivity, coolness, and prominence, and so a halfway decent celebrity should be able to generate capital gains on their NFT holdings simply by going on a popular nightly talk show and discussing their NFT portfolio with the host." But what explains the interest in Web3 among the less wealthy? One theory, from Tressie McMillan Cottom, a Times Opinion writer and sociologist, is that blockchain offers the promise of unimpeachable ownership rights, an idea that might especially appeal to the historically dispossessed. Economic anxiety inflected by FOMO — fear of missing out — fuels the fever too. "Cryptocurrency is, at the very least, now seen as a good place to park some cash," The Times's Erin Griffith writes. "Everyone has read the stories of teenage crypto millionaires — or the pizza bought with Bitcoin that would now be worth millions. To not get involved is, in crypto-speak, to 'have fun staying poor.'" Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT The promise of Web3 Although blockchain technology has been around for over a decade now, it hasn't lent itself to many real-world uses for people who aren't crypto investors or criminals. Recently, though, The Times's Kevin Roose found a crypto project that has what he terms "normie utility": Helium, a decentralized, long-range wireless network that uses cryptocurrency to reward people for sharing bandwidth on their Wi-Fi-compatible devices, like air-quality sensors and smart kitchen appliances. [Read more: "Maybe There's a Use for Crypto After All"] Still, much of Web3's promise remains theoretical. When it comes to NFTs, some proponents argue that it will transform not only the way art is bought and sold, but also what art and artists we value and how artists are paid. "NFTs create opportunities for new business models that didn't exist before," James Bowden and Edward Thomas Jones write in The Conversation. "Artists can attach stipulations to an NFT that ensures they get some of the proceeds every time it gets resold, meaning they benefit if their work increases in value." At the loftiest heights of Web3 discourse, the prospect of a decentralized internet is cast as a bulwark against authoritarianism. "Conceptually, Web3 is innately more beneficial to Western liberal democracies, which value democracy and personal privacy," Anthony Vinci and Nadia Schadlow argue in The Washington Post. "China and Russia have already set up mechanisms to spy on and control the existing Web2 infrastructure through firewalls, censorship and coercion of technology platforms. Web3 would make such authoritarian controls much more difficult." How much of Web3 is hype — or a scam? If there's anything the social-media iteration of the internet made clear, Recode's Peter Kafka believes it's that even the most exciting technology can bring unintended consequences. "At first blush, Twitter seemed like a fun way to tell people what you had for lunch, and then for a moment like a tool that could help liberate oppressed populations," he writes, adding, "This time around, we ought to be much more thoughtful about possible downsides." One downside is that cryptocurrency is a useless, even dangerous speculative investment, The Times's Binyamin Appelbaum argues. Unstable, cumbersome and expensive to use, cryptocurrency doesn't work as a replacement for government-backed currencies. What it does do, however, is incentivize market frenzies and use huge amounts of electricity — more than the nation of Finland. Some commentators, like Moxie Marlinspike, the creator of Signal, have also pointed out that Web3, for all its heady promises of democratization, isn't actually very decentralized: It still depends on centralized organizations to maintain servers, cryptocurrency wallets and websites where NFTs are stored. For Anil Dash, who helped invent NFTs in 2014, this reliance on Web2 infrastructure frustrates much of their revolutionary potential to put power back in the hands of artists. When people buy an NFT, "they're buying a link that, in many cases, lives on the website of a new start-up that's likely to fail within a few years," he writes. "Our dream of empowering artists hasn't yet come true, but it has yielded a lot of commercially exploitable hype." And the commercially exploitable hype that celebrities are creating around NFTs is "gross," The Atlantic's Amanda Mull believes. "Watching two millionaires promote a mechanism of passive wealth accumulation while they unconvincingly pretend to be interested in 'art' or 'community' is viscerally revolting," she writes. "If Hilton and Fallon and their celebrity friends are going to go out there and pump-and-dump their way to additional wealth, they could at least do the rest of us the courtesy of being a little more discreet about it. Instead, they sound like they think this is stupid, and like they think the rest of us might be stupid enough to buy in." In the years to come, both Web3's boosters and its skeptics may be proven a little bit right, Charlie Warzel argues in The Atlantic. "The Web3 crowd's ambitions must be taken seriously: It has the money and the influence and sheer marketing power to make the dream a reality," he writes. But, he adds: "To accept the FOMO bullies' narrative — and ignore the doubters — is to cede control of the future to a small subset of loud and powerful people. That's just what Web3 is supposed to prevent." Do you have a point of view we missed? Email us at debatable@nytimes.com. Please note your name, age and location in your response, which may be included in the next newsletter. Subscribe Today New York Times Opinion curates a wide range of views, inviting rich discussion and debate that helps readers analyze the world. This work is made possible with the support of subscribers. Please consider subscribing to The Times with this special offer. READ MORE "Who's Behind Web3?" [The New York Times] "A Guide to the World of Blockchain" [The New York Times] "It's Hard to Tell When the Crypto Bubble Will Burst, or If There Is One" [The New York Times] "Buy This Column on the Blockchain!" [The New York Times] WHAT YOU'RE SAYING Here's what readers had to say about the last edition: Complicity in the "Genocide Olympics" Robert from Northern Ireland: "My wife & I normally enjoy the Olympics but, due to the Chinese government's position on human rights, both the Uighur repression and of the Chinese population more generally, we have decided to give these Winter Olympics a miss. This spills over to a general loss of enthusiasm for the Olympics generally due to the I.O.C.'s complicity with repressive regimes and it being driven more & more by commercial interests rather than ideals." Glenn DeSouza, an American living in China: "The Olympics was held in Los Angeles at a time when America practiced apartheid and a Black man could be lynched with impunity and for entertainment. It was held in London when the British ruled India with brute force. … Meanwhile we have been responsible for the deaths and displacement of millions of Iraqis and Afghans. Muslim nations are attending the games. The joke in Shanghai is America hates Muslims and Chinese but loves Chinese Muslims." 💌Did a friend send you this? Get your own newsletter by signing up here. Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for Debatable from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018

Fwd: [Part 2] Co-GP Investment Structure Options

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Date: Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 3:19 PM
Subject: [Part 2] Co-GP Investment Structure Options
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Hi Steve,   I wanted to follow up with Part 2 of my Co-GP investment structure options insight that I really think you can benefit from. GPs that are managing $1B+ sometimes don't feel the need to work with Co-GP partners, at least not as readily.  We are structuring one with a $4B+ group, but many are done with $100M-$500M AUM investment firms in my experience.   GPs who are really small might not have the credibility and the track record to even attract a Co-GP partner.  If someone has only done 2 deals at $4M and $8M each, they may not be developed enough to be trusted with a $10M or $50M investment from a JV partner.   For an emerging independent sponsor or fund if you can get one and go from being small to medium or medium to large, or go from being almost non-existent to doing your first couple deals to being more substantial and credible and get that track record and momentum going, that can mean everything in this world. Building momentum takes: Trust Consistency Track record Constantly learning faster Typically in this industry it takes an open mind, so while rigidly sticking to your values you are creative and flexible in how you structure deals This is something that can be used to gain momentum if you're having trouble getting going. And sometimes the investments raised for a Co-GP, like an $8 million or $40 million check that comes in from a single investor, is hard to do.   It takes a lot of time, but it's definitely possible, and we know people in our club that have done that from reaching out pretty cold to investors and just working the relationships over time.   They take 18 months or two years or two and a half years to close, but a $40 million investor replaces 400 $100,000 investors. So, it's worth planting those seeds while you continue to get deals done with smaller investors if you're on the capital raising side of things.   And if you're a larger investor on the private investor side of things, it can be worth considering this to boost the returns for you and your family or your clients if you can find a good Co-GP partner to do a deal with.   If you happen to know of someone who would also benefit from learning this information, please feel free to share this with them. Otherwise, thank you for your time, and I really hope you were able to gain some valuable insight for all of your future investments.   Richard C. Wilson Founder and CEO Team Help Line: (305) 503-9077 Family Office Club 11445 E Via Linda Suite 2-623 Scottsdale, AZ 85259   Reply to this email if you are interested in learning more about Family Office Club. Our investor club connects you with over 3,000 investors to help you close more deals and raise more capital in 2022. Or speak to someone on our team for additional details at 305-503-9077.   We have both a workshop coming up in March as well as our 500+ person Family Office Deal Flow Expo on March 28th, so please stay tuned for details on those events coming soon. Family Office Club, 11445 E Via Linda, Suite 2-623, Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, United States, (305) 503-9077 Unsubscribe Manage preferences