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What is the best advice a boss/supervisor ever gave you?

Make a decision. This one I learned in reverse from watching my very first boss, who would not/could not make a decision to save his life. The result was an office that descended nearly into paralysis, before everyone else (including me) started making decisions around him. Keep in mind that not making a decision IS making one, […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
3 Jul 2014
Test Your Business Model Against These 10 Elements

Where Is Your Technology In The Gartner Hype Cycle?

The Hype Cycle was a concept put forward by Gartner, Inc. back in 1995 meant to apply to technology product evolution and acceptance. As I was reading about it a while back, it occurred to me that the concept relates directly to how investors see startup opportunities and potential success as well, at least those with technology […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
29 Jun 2014
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What are key issues for companies to keep in mind when obtaining investment from an Angel group?

The main one is simultaneously obvious and under-estimated in both directions: you are likely getting a bunch of small-ish investors at once. This might typically be anywhere from five to twenty-five investors each putting in somewhere between $10,00 and $100,000 (depending on the group.) The good side is that you now have 5-25 smart, connected […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
29 Jun 2014
Scaling up? Here’s when an option plan can help

Why are the majority of angel investors focused on opportunities with large TAM?

Because of the economic realities of angel investing, not greed. The hard and unforgiving facts are that the majority of all angel-backed ventures fail completely, losing all the money of all the investors. Of the remaining investments, most will return either the same amount that was originally invested, or perhaps be a moderate success and […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
22 Jun 2014
Startup Strategies: The Strategic and Financial Significance of Intellectual Property

How To Build Startup Credibility Before Your Brand

With the estimated 510 million live websites at last year-end, and 280,000 new ones being added every day, the biggest challenge for an entrepreneur is to get found, and get some credibility for a new startup. I can attest from experience that publishing a regular blog to properly showcase your brand value, even before you have it, […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
22 Jun 2014
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