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Working with Startups what do Law Firms and Attorneys contribute?

While it sounds tautological, the most important thing a law firm brings to the startup table is…a knowledge of the law surrounding everything having to do with founding, financing and operating a startup! But while obvious, that doesn’t make it any less important. There are an enormous number of laws that cover the world of business, […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
9 Mar 2014
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What measures do VC’s take to mitigate conflicts of interest between investments?

The best way for a VC to mitigate conflicts between portfolio companies is to avoid investing in direct competitors in the first place! While this can be a bit difficult for seed funds with very large portfolios and limited direct day-to-day involvement, most larger funds are careful to avoid directly competitive investments. The reason for […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
6 Mar 2014
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What is the average startup rating on gust.com?

The rating system provided by Gust on the investor side is not intended to be used as any type of objective or standardized measurement. That’s because it was designed to be completely customizable for each angel group or venture fund using the platform. Group administrators have the ability to turn ratings on or off, show […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
2 Mar 2014
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One Of These Days, You May Not Be An Entrepreneur

If I had a dollar for every time someone has said to me, “One of these days, I’m going to start my own company,” I’d be rich. If this day ever comes for all these people, we will be overrun by startups. Yet I don’t lose any sleep over either of these possibilities. Most people […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
2 Mar 2014
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What are the biggest global events for Venture Capitalists and Business Angels where they can learn about their own business?

There are surprisingly few such conferences, for the very good reason that there are actually relatively few such people (venture capitalists and ‘professional’ angel investors) to attend them! But that said, here are the biggest (i.e., “only”  events of their type): Business Angels Angel Capital Association (US) Annual Summit This is the big one, which rotates among […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
27 Feb 2014
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