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How do I get in touch with investors/funds with just an idea and no product?

There are many wonderful ideas, and they are not necessarily easy to come up with. So congratulations on having thought of one! However… “Having value” and “Being fundable” are two completely different things. What the more experienced responders here are saying is completely accurate: while a good idea is usually a necessary ingredient for the formation of […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
5 Oct 2014
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Is there an incubator for aspiring Angel Investors or VCs?

No, but there are several sets of courses on angel investing that can provide a good base from which to start. The most comprehensive and best known is the Power of Angel Investing seminar series developed by the Angel Resource Institute (formerly known as the Angel Capital Education Foundation, and prior to that part of […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
2 Oct 2014
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What are the most valuable recommendations in order to raise money from VCs connected via Gust?

To begin with, it is important to understand some basic facts about the world of entrepreneurial finance: There are many more entrepreneurs than there are investors, with the result that only one company out of every 400 that seeks venture funding actually receives it. As such, the competition from an entrepreneur’s standpoint is very, very […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
28 Sep 2014
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What are some of the keys to assembling a great board of directors at a company?

There is a saying in the not-for-profit world that your board members should all fall into one or more of three categories in which they can deliver: Wealth, Work or Wisdom. In my experience, those same qualities also apply to for-profit boards: Wealth, as in investors who can write checks and help with fundraising in […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
25 Sep 2014
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Are there any websites or blogs where I can find many different authors/enterpreneurs/CEOs/etc sharing their insightful business experience in one place?

There are several good answers here. Another multi-blogger site is the Gust.com/blog, which has lots of consolidated advice and experiences from some of your favorite Quora startup bloggers, including Tim Berry, Antone Johnson, Martin Zwilling, Bob Rice, Ilana Grossman and, of course, Yours Truly. And as long as you’re there (or if you don’t feel like reading :-), there are also many hundreds of short […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
21 Sep 2014
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