Due diligence is one of the most important steps before making an investment.

For earlystage investors who invest in startups, there are many key factors that you should be looking for. In this lesson, we'll cover:

What is due diligence and why is it important?

How does due diligence in crowdfunding differ from angel investing and VC?

How much time should investors spend doing due diligence?

Is investing "with your gut" (i.e. intuition) or "with a checklist" (i.e. logic) better?

What due diligence, if any, do Reg CF funding portals do?

Sample due diligence checklist and other resources for investors.

Then, be sure to check out our Due Diligence 101 Part 2 video, where we will discuss the #1 reason why startups fail, how to screen crowdfunding deals, and how to use the 5T framework and our crowdfunding due diligence checklist.


Startup Investing 101 Series
Level 3, Module 1 Screening and Selecting EarlyStage Crowdfunding Investments

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