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Startup Accelerators are Entrepreneur Boot Camps

Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). About that time the bubble burst, causing more than 80% of them to disappear. Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
1 Oct 2012
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How do you cross the chasm between commitment to invest in your start-up, to closing a funding round?

By far the hardest step in all this is getting a term sheet. Once you have a term sheet in hand, and assuming good faith, everything else will follow. The best way to get a term sheet is to concentrate your efforts on an investor who has the ability, history and interest in leading rounds. […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
27 Sep 2012
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Gust Startup Trend Map

ust Startup Map & Trends Analysis – August 2012 Attention startup enthusiasts! Gust is thrilled to have nearly 7,000 new entrepreneurs creating startup profiles each month. To help us visualize the scale and global reach of these entrepreneurs we have put together a monthly startup map, which captures all new startup profiles on Gust. The […]
Ilana Grossman
Ilana Grossman , Chief Marketing Officer , GUST INC.
25 Sep 2012
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Entrepreneurship Is All About Taking Smart Risks

Most entrepreneurs think that risk is just an “occupational hazard” that can be minimized or eliminated by a smart businessman. That way of thinking is simplistic and wrong. In reality, some risks are good and should be embraced for growth and a competitive edge, while others are bad and should be avoided completely. Traditional risk […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
23 Sep 2012
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Is it legal to solicit investors for a startup since the JOBS Act has passed?

Yes and No. The JOBS Act has several pieces, two of which are relevant here. The fascinating thing is that they allow for diametrically opposite activities! The key questions are: Who can you MARKET to? Who can you SELL to? Under the Crowdfunding provisions of the JOBS Act, a startup company will, for the first time, be […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
20 Sep 2012
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