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Which angel investing journals are the most useful, either online or in print?

There are actually no angel investing ‘journals’ per se, because there simply are not enough active, professional angel investors to make a market :-).  There are, however, quite a few blog posts on the subject, although most are written for an entrepreneurial audience, rather than angels themselves. And there is one really excellent weekly podcast […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
26 Jan 2014
Scaling up? Here’s when an option plan can help

5 Keys To Effective Entrepreneurial Team Mentoring

I’ve always wondered why every executive meeting has to be one hour in length, or longer. That’s probably a tenth of your day spent on one issue. It better be a critical one, because you have a hundred others waiting. I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
26 Jan 2014
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What are some ways you can keep track of startups you are evaluating/diligencing/investing in?

This is obviously a softball question that I’ve been Asked to Answer, as I’m the Founder/CEO of Gust. The answer, of course, is Gust—because that’s exactly the purpose behind the platform! Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance. It is used by hundreds of thousands of companies in 195 […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
23 Jan 2014
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Managers: You Can’t Get Rid of the Bad Apples Fast Enough

Academic snobs such as myself often place a lot of value on hard skills when hiring. No news here. Of course, we also look for great attitude and fit, given that so much – if not all – one conquers at the workplace nowadays is the result of collaboration and teamwork. While most people in […]
Ilana Grossman
Ilana Grossman , Chief Marketing Officer , GUST INC.
22 Jan 2014
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As an investor, what is the worst presentation that you have seen?

I’ve written on this topic previously, including David S. Rose’s answer to Startups: What is the worst startup pitch ever?. While I’ve never laughed outright during a pitch, I’ve certainly had quite a few occasions where I had to work hard not to wince. The problems with bad pitches tend to fall into the following major […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
19 Jan 2014
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