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What happens when a company is acquired for less money than it raised in funding?

Every investment round in a company is made on the basis of extensive paperwork (often upwards of 100 pages in total) specifying *precisely* what happens when it comes time to pay out the proceeds (if any) from the sale or dissolution of the company. And since all prior investors sign such agreements—or are otherwise legally […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
8 Jun 2014
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High Performing Virtual Teams Have 8 Key Attributes

Almost every startup is a virtual team these days, since most don’t start out with dedicated office space, and some or all members of the team work part-time or out of their own home. It’s a small world, so these team members may not even be in the same town, or the same country. Outsourcing […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
8 Jun 2014
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What are the best New York City events to attend to meet VC’s and Angel investors?

This is a somewhat tricky question. Although there are many, many excellent events each week in New York that it would make sense for a startup entrepreneur to attend (see Gary’s Guide, Startup Digest, or This Week in NY Innovation), the truth is: VCs and serious investors don’t go to most of them, and the […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
5 Jun 2014
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How To Turn Friction Into Value In Your Startup

Entrepreneurship is not a job for the Lone Ranger. Every startup requires building and maintaining effective relationships with people, including partners, team members, customers, and investors. That means giving and asking for feedback, and learning from it, especially negative feedback. “Friction” is feedback mixed with emotion or drama, making it all the more difficult to […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
1 Jun 2014
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How do startups decide who sits on the board?

A company’s board of directors is technically elected by the company’s shareholders. So before a startup receives outside funding, the board is “elected” by—and usually consists of—the founders (although it may exist in name only.) Once a company receives its initial seed, angel or venture funding, the documents prepared for the investment will include a […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
1 Jun 2014
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