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3 Key Cap Table Management Concepts

Three lessons that I wished I’d known when I launched my first startup, all of which still affect many founders today.
Alan Mcgee
ALAN MCGEE , HEAD OF PRODUCT , GUST INC.
6 Sep 2017
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What Are Contracts (and How Do They Work)?

Contracts are the mechanism by which people (and companies) create a legally valid or enforceable agreement between themselves.
Ryan Kutter
Ryan Kutter , ESQ., RELATIONSHIP MANAGER , GUST INC.
30 Aug 2017
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Why Investors Prefer C-Corporations

Reasons that all companies using Gust Launch are formed as Delaware C-corporations and why this type of legal entity is also strongly preferred by investors.
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
23 Aug 2017
Valuation. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

What Belongs in a Startup’s Pitch Deck?

So you’ve developed a game-changing product, formed a business with a killer team, quit your job, and are rolling the product out to market. Your business is the next unicorn, and all is good in the world. Fantastic. Now only one thing is inhibiting your company’s growth: you have no money. For many founders of high-growth startups, […]
Jake Forrestal
Jake Forrestal , LAUNCH MARKETER , GUST INC.
15 Aug 2017
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Keep Business and Personal Finances Separate

Keeping business and personal finances separate is key to making sensible accounting decisions, paying taxes, and handling audits.
Erica Ruhland
ERICA RUHLAND , SENIOR ACCOUNTING MANAGER , SIMPLEXITY
14 Aug 2017
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