
Private Equity Explained With Examples and Ways To Invest


Venture capital is undeniably a subset of private equity. However, approaching the industry from that perspective ignores the vast majority of what VCs actually do: bring new technologies into the world by helping build companies, from tiny startups with a couple of cofounders to potentially hundreds of employees and millions of customers.
Patrick Vernon • Venture Capital Strategy: How to Think Like a Venture Capitalist

Over the past few years, Fundrise has overhauled the model to run more like a traditional real estate private equity fund, but funded mainly by its individual investors, who invest around $8,000 on average. But that doesn’t mean Fundrise itself is small. To date, since its founding in 2012, Fundrise has invested in $4.9 billion worth of real estate... See more
Packy McCormick • Fundrise & the Magic of Diversification

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