{"id":116149,"date":"2017-11-08T09:59:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T14:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=116149"},"modified":"2018-06-01T15:53:27","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T15:53:27","slug":"gsv-capital-the-one-stock-road-map-to-instant-startup-riches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2017\/11\/gsv-capital-the-one-stock-road-map-to-instant-startup-riches\/","title":{"rendered":"GSV Capital: The One-Stock Road Map to Instant \u201cStartup Riches\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
November 8, 2017<\/div>
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By WallStreetDaily.com<\/u><\/a> \"GSV<\/p>\n

\"LouisLet\u2019s unpack a clever way to invest in emerging technologies \u2014 ones that are privately held yet are perfectly within your reach.<\/p>\n

The ingenious path to \u201cstartup riches\u201d is through GSV Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: GSVC) \u2014 a publicly traded venture capital firm.<\/p>\n

When you buy shares of GSV, you\u2019re actually buying a diversified basket of startups.<\/p>\n

Positions range from companies ready to IPO to ones just getting started.<\/p>\n

As of the latest data, GSV\u2019s portfolio touts 39 private companies worth roughly $270 million.<\/p>

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A handful of these tiny companies have valuations ready to rocket higher, which demands your immediate attention.<\/p>\n

Below\u00a0you\u2019ll find our three favorite companies in GSV\u2019s portfolio.<\/p>\n

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Leading the Paradigm Shift in Music<\/h2>\n

\"JonathanTo say that a lot has changed in the music industry in the last 30 years would be a massive understatement.<\/p>\n

Remember purchasing albums of your favorite artist on CD, cassette tape \u2014 or even vinyl \u2014 at the music store?<\/p>\n

Now you\u2019d be lucky to find a CD at Walmart, let alone a music store.<\/p>\n

Since the arrival of the peer-to-peer music downloading service Napster in 1999, the trend in music has shifted away from \u201cphysical\u201d media to digital distribution.<\/p>\n

Founded in 2006, Spotify is currently the most popular music-streaming app on the market.<\/p>\n

They offer a free, ad-supported, shuffle-only subscription, as well as a paid subscription with no restrictions.<\/p>\n

And its app is available on iPhones and Android devices.<\/p>\n

In the last two years, Spotify\u2019s paid subscriber base has exploded from 10 million worldwide users to 60 million.<\/p>\n

Not even the mighty Apple \u2014 which launched its own music streaming service in June 2015 \u2014 could steal Spotify\u2019s thunder\u2026<\/p>\n

Since it launched, Apple Music has only mustered 27 million users \u2014 less than half of Spotify\u2019s base.<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the catch\u2026<\/p>\n

Spotify\u2019s revenue soared to $3.3 billion last year (up 52% from the previous period), but the company has yet to turn a profit since its launch.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

Its music licensing fees are enormous.<\/p>\n

For instance, it owes the record labels a minimum $2 billion over the next two years. And pending a lawsuit, the company could owe another $300 million in royalties to songwriters.<\/p>\n

That said, Wall Street clearly believes in the company\u2019s future, as Spotify has had no trouble securing funding thus far.<\/p>\n

The company raised $1 billion in debt last year. And valued at $13 billion, Spotify is preparing for a direct stock listing on the NYSE next year.<\/p>\n

Bottom line: Streaming music is here to stay, and Spotify is leading the pack. When this red-hot private firm goes public, GSV\u2019s stake in Spotify is set to soar.<\/p>\n

Revolutionizing Higher Education<\/h2>\n

\"MartinU.S. higher education is a broken model that needs to be rebuilt from the ground up.<\/p>\n

Students are forced to take courses they don\u2019t want or need. And they\u2019re taught by incapable junior instructors.<\/p>\n

The cost of education is sky-high, thanks in part to administrative overhead that adds nothing of value. So a degree is among the worst bargains you\u2019ll see during your lifetime.<\/p>\n

Yet employers often refuse to accept highly qualified employees if they haven\u2019t spent years in these time-wasting institutions.<\/p>\n

Enter Coursera, an education technology company that completely revolutionizes higher education.<\/p>\n

Coursera offers an a la carte approach to courses. So students acquire the knowledge they want from professors they trust.<\/p>\n

As a result, students become professionally equipped far more quickly and efficiently than at a four-year college.<\/p>\n

Plus, while a four-year degree quickly becomes obsolete, you can quickly acquire new knowledge and techniques through Coursera. So it\u2019s easy to retrain yourself midcareer.<\/p>\n

With that said, there are a number of obstacles to Coursera\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

Most important, there are some advantages to studying in a group with similar aspirations and capabilities that a computer-based education can\u2019t replicate. The advantage of networking simply can\u2019t be denied.<\/p>\n

Coursera must also persuade employers to accept these online courses as sufficient substitutes for a four-year degree. This will take time, marketing resources and \u2014 above all \u2014 quality control in the production and design of the courses.<\/p>\n

Still, the biggest obstacle to Coursera\u2019s success will be monetization of its product so that they don\u2019t have to provide courses for free.<\/p>\n

But with a gigantic cost advantage over four-year colleges and potentially a quality advantage, I\u2019m convinced that Coursera is sparking a long-term shift in higher education. One that will only accelerate in the coming months and years.<\/p>\n

Big Data (and Profits) on Steroids<\/h2>\n

\"LouisBig data analytics is a big<\/em> deal. Research group IDC estimates the market will be worth $210 billion by 2025.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, GSV owns a substantial stake in one of the most secretive, indispensable and valuable big data analytics companies in the world \u2014 Palantir.<\/p>\n

Based on its last fundraising round, the company is worth $20 billion, making it the third-most-valuable Silicon Valley company. Only Airbnb and Uber are worth more.<\/p>\n

So what does the company actually do?<\/p>\n

Per its founders, which include PayPal\u2019s Peter Thiel, Palantir was founded to create \u201cthe world\u2019s best user experience for working with data, one that empowers people to ask and answer complex questions without requiring them to master querying languages, statistical modeling or the command line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Translation: Palantir is a data-mining company. It helps customers transform how they see and use their data.<\/p>\n

(The company name \u201cPalantir\u201d actually refers to a magical \u201cseeing stone\u201d from the fantasy novel series by popular author J.R.R. Tolkien.)<\/p>\n

The company helps organizations look at patterns and mine data from their networks \u2014 think of it as data mining on steroids. But it does much more than simply comb through an organization\u2019s information networks.<\/p>\n

You see, its technology and data applications benefit everyone from mega-cap multinationals and big governments to small municipalities, businesses and even private health organizations.<\/p>\n

This can manifest itself through speeding up lifesaving drug research in pharmaceutical companies or tracing salmonella outbreaks across the globe. It can help detect cyberfraud and employee theft and even expose terror-financing networks.<\/p>\n

Palantir has helped banks maximize their profits as they sell foreclosed homes, and it\u2019s helped organizations identify fraud in the insurance industry, controlled case management and protected intellectual property.<\/p>\n

The company helps government regulators and businesses alike detect insider trading, oversee market traders and equip law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Palantir technology applications even helped recoup $8 of every $13 recovered in the Bernie Madoff scam \u2014 that\u2019s over 60% of the total given back to victims.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s rumored that Palantir\u2019s software also helped the U.S. government take down Osama bin Laden.<\/p>\n

Since Palantir\u2019s technology has so many cross-industry applications, its potential customer list is practically endless.<\/p>\n

Many of the tech IPOs of the past decade went public with little more than a great idea and questionable profitability. But when Palantir goes public, it will have a huge client list and contracted income streams from some of the largest global organizations.<\/p>\n

I predict that Palantir will quickly leapfrog into the S&P 500 and take its place alongside some of the top tech startups of the past few years.<\/p>\n

Now you can understand why investors are clamoring to own a piece of its IPO. But there\u2019s no reason to wait that long to invest in Palantir.<\/p>\n

Palantir is GSV\u2019s largest holding. It makes up 14.4% of the portfolio, which is double GSV\u2019s position in Spotify.<\/p>\n

Bottom line: In one single purchase, you can own a portfolio of the most compelling and potentially profitable venture capital-backed companies in the world. Don\u2019t miss out!<\/p>\n

Before you sign off\u2026 Here\u2019s another way to boost your portfolio profits before the end of the year. I don\u2019t want to reveal too much here. Let\u2019s just say it\u2019s going to be \u201cyuge.\u201d Click here for all the details.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Ahead of the tape,<\/p>\n

Louis Basenese
\nChief Investment Strategist, Wall Street Daily<\/em><\/p>\n

The post GSV Capital: The One-Stock Road Map to Instant \u201cStartup Riches\u201d<\/a> appeared first on Wall Street Daily<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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