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Why We Built Gust Launch Hero 5848057ecc4f9b6d1fe0e0fec4f034a6516d4cb8653df7f3b8b8f061a65190d1

Party Time: Tech Tuesdays @ TriBeCa Grand Hotel

We’re thrilled to be co-hosting Made in NY: Austin with NY Tech Meetup at South by Southwest! To get you as pumped as we are, we will be hosting a pre-party party: WHEN Tuesday February 21, 2012 7pm-11pm, OPEN BAR 7-8pm WHERE Tribeca Grand | Church Bar 2 Avenue of the Americas GrandLife, NY Tech […]
Justin Stanwix
Justin Stanwix , Marketing Director , GUST INC.
16 Feb 2012
How To Deal With Your Co Founder Leaving Your Startup 2bd00cb4e8877ee42582b5de1039f28269319b8e4b6a1032edce9bd8f1864db8

10 Reasons I Hated Your Pitch

Boring. You’re reading the bullet points to me, half the time with your back turned to me. It’s like watching a speech with the teleprompter showing. Look at me, put a picture onto the screen to add emphasis, and talk to me. Bull. You’re quoting crazy numbers out of context. You’re assuming I won’t connect dots, or […]
Tim Berry
Tim Berry , Founder , Palo Alto Software
15 Feb 2012
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Heart-Attack Tax Season for Delaware Startups

It’s that time of year again:  Tax season.  In addition to the headache of personal income taxes, entrepreneurs have to deal with business taxes.  Around this time each year, as sure as the sunrise, I get calls and messages from irate founders of new startups who received franchise tax bills from the State of Delaware for an […]
Antone Johnson
Antone Johnson , Founding Principal , Bottom Line Law Group
15 Feb 2012
Startup Strategies: The Strategic and Financial Significance of Intellectual Property

How to Give Your Startup Idea The Sniff Test

I have a certain friend who called me  a while back, all excited about his latest revelation. “What if you could go to a web site and find all the recipes you could make today, with just the ingredients you already have in your kitchen? I’m going to start a website to offer this service!” […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
13 Feb 2012
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The #1 Angel Investing Mistake

The list of angel investing mistakes is an awfully long one, equally as long as the list for liquid investments, plus a bunch more.  On the too-aggressive side: believing the hockey stick, ignoring the management holes, and overestimating product acceptance.  On the too-conservative side: my favorite startup myth, thinking that . You Have Competition – Ellen Weber” href=”http://videos.gust.com/video/You-have-competition;search%3Atag%3A%22know-thy-market%22″>because competitors exist, […]
Bob Rice
Bob Rice , MANAGING PARTNER , Tangent Capital
10 Feb 2012
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