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Can I find an Angel Investor for a European goldmine business?

Realistically it is highly, highly unlikely that you would be able to find an angel investor for any such venture, here or elsewhere. And, speaking to you as an active angel who has personally invested in over 80 companies, I can tell you that if anyone claiming to be an angel investor even hints at offering […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
6 Oct 2013
Valuation. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

What are some quantitative metrics angel investors look for in a pitch?

Unfortunately there’s nothing that can be generalized, because each case is different. Realistically, most angel deals are very early stage, which means that reliable metrics are pretty hard to come by. So most of the number crunching and ‘what if’ analyses tend to focus on customer adoption and revenues. I’m looking at an opportunity at the moment […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
3 Oct 2013
Scaling up? Here’s when an option plan can help

Which equity based crowdfunding startups hold the most promise / have the highest growth potential at this point?

Since no equity crowdfunding platforms under the JOBS Act will be able to even begin operations for another six to nine months, it is impossible for any of them to be “the market leader” at this point…even though every single one of them—as in a drawing room farce—is claiming the title. And since the three […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
29 Sep 2013
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Real Entrepreneurs Need to Accentuate The Positive

Entrepreneurs need to listen to constructive criticism, but ignore negative vibes and complainers at all costs. If you are a complainer, and you are thinking of becoming an entrepreneur, think again. The world of an entrepreneur is tough, unpredictable, and fraught with risk. Most importantly, the buck stops with you, so there is no room […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
29 Sep 2013
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Help with asking for seed funding?

Unfortunately, the reality of entrepreneurship is that raising seed funding is much, much more difficult than you have been led to believe from the press reports about early stage financing. Only one out of every 400 companies seeking funding from venture capital firms actually receives it. And even when trying to raise much smaller amounts […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
26 Sep 2013
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