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How To Value Startup Stock Hero Ae5eb48af3d4b08ae24d04b68b0cbabac3b786e61a893743dacadbaeae89d8da

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If You’re Serious About Fundraising, Trust The Process.

Successful fundraising is a sales process and can benefit immensely from being run as one.

Ryan Nash , COO , Gust INC

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Revenge of the Convertible Note – Part 2

There are few humans on earth better suited to help you navigate startup issues than Gil Silberman. Here he is breaking down the new Angel Capital Association's Model Convertible Note.

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Gil Silberman , Gust Partner , Luca Ventures

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Revenge of the Convertible Note – Part 1

There are few humans on earth better suited to help you navigate startup issues than Gil Silberman. Here he is breaking down the current state of very early stage funding tools used by founders and investors alike.

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Gil Silberman , Gust Partner , Luca Ventures

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Peter Swan , CEO , Gust INC

How To Value Startup Stock Hero Ae5eb48af3d4b08ae24d04b68b0cbabac3b786e61a893743dacadbaeae89d8da

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You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

There's a difference between your 409a valuation, and the valuation negotiated with investors during a capital raise.

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Peter Swan , CEO , Gust INC

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