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How does a startup replace an executive?

This is one of the trickiest situations, and for a tech-based startup where the Founder/CEO is not him- or herself a tech person, it may well be THE trickiest situation. In large part it comes down to the integrity and personality of the CTO, and the quality of the relationship with the CEO. If both […]

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David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.

Startup Strategies: The Strategic and Financial Significance of Intellectual Property

<img width="1103" height="315" alt="Startup Strategies: The Strategic and Financial Significance of Intellectual Property" data-srcset="https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a.png 2800w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a-600x171.png 600w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a-1024x293.png 1024w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a-768x219.png 768w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a-1536x439.png 1536w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a-2048x585.png 2048w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a-190x54.png 190w" data-src="https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 1103px) 100vw, 1103px" class="featured-img lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="1103" height="315" src="https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a.png" class="featured-img" alt="Startup Strategies: The Strategic and Financial Significance of Intellectual Property" srcset="https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a.png 2800w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a-600x171.png 600w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a-1024x293.png 1024w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a-768x219.png 768w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a-1536x439.png 1536w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a-2048x585.png 2048w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/how-to-work-with-startup-advisors-0fa9c257cc7bba75bf0f60bc005ff691d8deed5dd7bfeed52abcc8363449fe6a-190x54.png 190w" sizes="(max-width: 1103px) 100vw, 1103px" />

Investors Look First At The Founder, Then The Idea

Investors are people too. They evaluate you like you should assess a possible co-founder or first employee. What are your credentials? What have you done that would convince me that my money is safe in your hands? Only after they see you as fundable, do they want to assess your plan for fundability, not the […]

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Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals

Valuation. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

What’s the best financial structure for an active Angel investor in the US?

I believe that you’re over-complicating the issue. In the US, taxes are taxes, and the only question about income is whether you have held the asset for over one year, in order to qualify for capital gains treatment. So unless you have other complications (such as generation-skipping gift tax issues) just go and take it […]

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David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.

Startup Strategies: The Strategic and Financial Significance of Intellectual Property

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How do angel investors typically get the initial capital to start off in their profession?

There are very, very few “professional” angel investors (as opposed to venture capitalists, who are, by definition, professionals.) That said, many active angel investors were themselves entrepreneurs, which is where they made their initial money that they can now invest. In the United States, SEC regulations currently limit most angel investments to people who qualify […]

<img width="290" height="290" alt="David S. Rose" data-srcset="https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DAVID-S-ROSE.png 290w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DAVID-S-ROSE-250x250.png 250w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DAVID-S-ROSE-100x100.png 100w" data-src="https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DAVID-S-ROSE.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px" class="ft-img lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="290" height="290" src="https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DAVID-S-ROSE.png" class="ft-img" alt="David S. Rose" srcset="https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DAVID-S-ROSE.png 290w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DAVID-S-ROSE-250x250.png 250w, https://gust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DAVID-S-ROSE-100x100.png 100w" sizes="(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px" />

David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.

Startup Strategies: The Strategic and Financial Significance of Intellectual Property

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How and Why To Do Your Own Business Financial Model

Most entrepreneurs tend to avoid this area of the business, and as a result are badly surprised by cost realities, and investor expectations. They seem to think that financial projections are simply invented numbers for investors, and not useful. In reality, it’s like jumping in your car for a long hard drive with no destination […]

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Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals

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