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Using Data To Give Startup Founders Fundraising Feedback C67879e52099d1977ba2188d008855e0d1726b32e2152ce52f46411826e900a6

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
How To Deal With Your Co Founder Leaving Your Startup 2bd00cb4e8877ee42582b5de1039f28269319b8e4b6a1032edce9bd8f1864db8

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
Why We Built Gust Launch Hero 5848057ecc4f9b6d1fe0e0fec4f034a6516d4cb8653df7f3b8b8f061a65190d1

What are the best innovations to come out of the financial industry in recent times?

From a completely biased perspective, I’d nominate the nascent and not yet completely visible rise of online equity investing platforms. While Gust is generally flying under the radar, and currently accounts for an infinitesimally tiny fraction of the marketplace, the actual numbers may be a bit surprising. Today, over 200,000 companies are using it to organize their […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
24 Apr 2014
10 Early Mistakes Startup Founders Should Avoid D9aa1adbb0aeeeb61a9800d1df81c1460d99acecba203b7d0f9d21e61e965e1f

10 C-Level Positions That Are Red Flags For Funding

It’s your startup, so you can give early partners any title you want, but be aware of potential investor and peer implications. VCs and Angel investors like to see a startup that is running lean and mean, with no more than three or four of the conventional C-level or VP titles. More executives, or other […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
20 Apr 2014
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