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Why are some venture capital firms not funding women?

The facile answer to this assumptive question is “because some women are not seeking funding from venture capital firms”. But there is actually quite a bit of truth in both statements. Women-led ventures definitely account for a smaller percentage of venture investments than  do ventures led by men, but women-led ventures also account for a […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
4 May 2014
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7 Steps To Making A Great Entrepreneur Impression

Barack Obama meets Mark Zuckerberg, photo via Wikimedia Entrepreneurs are all about firsts, and the most important is you making a great first impression – on investors, customers, new team members, and strategic partners. Poor first impressions can be avoided, but I’m amazed at the number of unnecessary mistakes I see at those critical first […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
4 May 2014
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As a VC or angel investor, how has your approach to investing changed over time?

The biggest change is the one that ALL serious angel investors eventually arrive at: no matter how smart or experienced you are, there are simply too many exogenous factors affecting outcomes for you to be able to pick only winners. Having now invested in over 85 startups, and finding that my personal metrics are very […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
1 May 2014
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Can Fortune 500 executives also be angel investors?

Sure! There are quite a few senior executives of large companies who are angel investors. Unless there are specific competitive or ethical issues with a particular investment, there is nothing different from their employer’s viewpoint about investing in a private company rather than a public one. The only legal issue is that they need, like […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
27 Apr 2014
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Don’t Let Investors Conclude Your Startup Is A Hobby

Even when your startup is a one-man show and lots of fun, a “business” needs some discipline and controls to keep it from being defined as a hobby by investors, and assure some financial return. Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of specifying and documenting “formal business processes.” The right […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
27 Apr 2014
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