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while that's a great idea in principle, in practice, no one's going to lend you $120k to invest in startups. If you've got the cash and you're looking to pay o
by dkuchar 16y ago
while that's a great idea in principle, in practice, no one's going to lend you $120k to invest in startups. If you've got the cash and you're looking to pay out of pocket, it's a nice idea. but to my knowledge the gov't doesn't over low interest loans for education-via-angel-investing.
- mukyu 16y agoYou need to be an accredited investor in the first place for this to be an option--which means you have the money.
- ahk 16y agoWho accredits investors?
- iamelgringo 16y agoThe SEC: http://www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm http://www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm Feel free to discuss here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1487724 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1487724
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- lasonrisa 16y agoFor an individual investor it is defined as someone with a net worth of $1 million or an income of $200,000 for the past two years and the expectation of same income the year in course. http://www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm http://www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm
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- hugh3 16y agoYou could spend the first $1000 to fly to another country where they don't have such silly restrictions.