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The World of Gust

Today’s unveiling of Gust, the global infrastructure for early stage entrepreneurial financing, is a milestone that has been seven years in the making. When we originally conceived of a single platform tying together the world’s entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists and supporting organizations, it quickly became apparent that the biggest challenge had nothing to do with technology. […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
13 Sep 2011
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5 Things I Look For When Investing in a Startup

Since this is my inaugural post here, I decided it would fit the occasion to list the five things I value most in an startup investment proposal. What I say here is my opinion and mine alone. It’s the result of several decades in high tech, three years as an investor in a local Oregon angel […]
Tim Berry
Tim Berry , Founder , Palo Alto Software
13 Sep 2011
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“AirB&E” and Disaster Response for Consumer Startups

Amid the remembrance of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks this past weekend, much was made of the voluminous 9/11 Commission report, which described in excruciating detail countless ways in which the United States homeland security and emergency response infrastructure failed to respond adequately to a disaster of unprecedented proportions. The “system” as it existed […]
Antone Johnson
Antone Johnson , Founding Principal , Bottom Line Law Group
13 Sep 2011
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Gust: Venture Forward

Most of us love the idea of a new beginning, a makeover, and a fresh start. Yet, despite the tremendous amount of innovation in our space, there is still a huge amount of, (excuse the graphic word), regurgitation going on in our blogosphere. I’m not referring to the use of viral media to spread good […]
Ilana Grossman
Ilana Grossman , Chief Marketing Officer , GUST INC.
13 Sep 2011
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