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Does Your Startup Need To Hire A Cto Or Contractor 4b0ad4399e944f467266a5265b3eb6a70a992ae777ccfdaf6ac24ae2acd49bec

Who are the friendliest venture capitalists?

Interestingly, the large majority of venture capitalists are very friendly. It’s for the same reason that as a group, orthodontists tend almost universally to be more friendly than surgeons. [“Whaaaa?!?”! I hear you ask. Think about it for a bit, and particularly if you’ve had personal experiences with either/both groups.] The latter profession sees you […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
10 Nov 2013
What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Startups

Investors Do Not Fund Research And Development

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. Entrepreneurs forget that investors are looking for commercial products to make money, rather than R&D sunk costs, […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
10 Nov 2013
Valuation. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

How much time does it take for a VC to respond to a business plan?

Unfortunately, VCs do not typically review business plans. Instead, they look at a brief summary and then decide if they want to invite you in for a meeting. And because VCs, particularly the larger ones, receive many hundreds (or even thousands) of business plans each month, most submissions that come in “over the transom” (that is, […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
7 Nov 2013
10 Early Mistakes Startup Founders Should Avoid D9aa1adbb0aeeeb61a9800d1df81c1460d99acecba203b7d0f9d21e61e965e1f

10 Common Startup Flaws Leading To An Early Demise

Based on my experience as a mentor and an entrepreneur, if you fail on your first startup, you are about average. That’s not bad, but who wants to be average? Every young entrepreneur knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. Statistics show that the failure rate for new startups within the first 5 years […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
3 Nov 2013
How To Design Startup Website 8a88c1bde9ae3c12b3900bbdaa1094f07d6c4494527932cc910cd345d581e4f8

Which angel investors are interested in crowdfunding startups?

Since equity crowdfunding under the recently passed JOBS Act will not be legal until some point next year, there is currently a great deal of smoke, although not necessarily a lot of fire, around new entrants into the space.  But taking a look at some operating US-based companies that currently come to mind when thinking […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
3 Nov 2013
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