Carter Reum, author of "Shortcut Your Startup," talks his new book and his own experiences climbing the business ladder. Reum and his brother were early investors in companies such as Lyft, Pinterest, SpaceX, and more.
Reum knows every venture capitalist can't invest in the same companies as him, but encourages them to a use crowdfunding platform like Crowdfunder or CircleUp. He also talks about some exciting tech IPOs coming in the next few months.
Reum advises consumers to beware of Bitcoin. He says, "any investor who's been around a while knows there's no easy lunch and there's no free money."
With the Fed likely set to leave rates unchanged, lower and middle income Americans will continue dealing with higher credit card interest and expenses.
Markets soared in May after Nvidia’s Q1 success, but concerns over slowing consumer spending, especially among middle—and lower-income groups, loom large.
The U.S. economy added 272,000 jobs in May, far more than expected. But that number doesn't tell the whole story. Interest rate cuts could still be on the way.
