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How To Find A Co Founder Ef79401ac5e3cb1f00ddb0501fe569cea93c2032ca5a59f4c3a40cb89854ca26

How important is trust in business partnerships?

It is critical. Vital. The single most important thing. Without trust you will spend the entire relationship looking over your shoulder and second-guessing everything your “partner” does and says. This may well destroy your entire business. Are a lot of business people sneaky? No. Are there some who are ‘sneaky’. Sure. Just like there are sneaky teachers and artists […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
13 Jul 2014
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When Are Business People Entitled To Be Entitled?

Where did this sense of entitlement in our business culture come from? I’ve written about this before, but I was reminded again a while back at a conference for startups when an entrepreneur started berating investors for not funding early-stage startups. It sounded to investors like me that they felt a funding entitlement for their […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
13 Jul 2014
Test Your Business Model Against These 10 Elements

If I have a great startup idea why should I ask for funding?

“would a great idea be promoted without any marketing?” By whom? According to that theory, Apple should cut out its entire multi-billion dollar sales and marketing and retail store divisions, because all of its great products will sell themselves. It’s wonderful that you can (now and forever) program, maintain, market and support your product yourself. […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
10 Jul 2014
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Is there a difference in expectation and attitude between Angels in the USA vs those in other Geographical regions and are there disadvantages because of this?

Surprisingly, no. Angels of a certain ‘level of professionalism’ have more in common with each other regardless of geography, than do novice and ‘super angels’ in the same city. I am friends with many professional angels from around the world, and my analyses (allowing for our individual investment preferences) are virtually identical to those of […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
6 Jul 2014
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Think Hard Before Jumping From Corporate To Startup

I talk to many people who have spent years struggling up the corporate ladder who dream of jumping ship and becoming an entrepreneur. I hasten to tell them that every job move is fraught with risk, but the move from employee to entrepreneur is on the high end of the risk curve. It’s a big […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
6 Jul 2014
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