Building a startup is hard. Mission Control makes it easier.
Is my startup fundable? How do I start and run a company? Does my financial model make sense? How do I manage equity? How much capital do I need? How do SAFEs and Convertible Notes work? It’s normal to have a million questions when you’re starting and running a company. Hours of research, navigating conflicting information and piecing together answers for yourself can be overwhelming. Finding the right professionals to help can be time and cost prohibitive. We get that. That's why we built Mission Control: to streamline access to the information and resources you need to keep your mission on track.
We’ve helped thousands of founders chart their course.
Gust has been building products and education for founders, startups, accelerators, and investors for over 15 years. David S. Rose, Founder and Chairman of Gust, founded New York Angels, the largest angel group in the United States, and literally wrote the books on starting a startup and angel investing. We’ve leveraged that experience to build the support network we wish we'd had: comprehensive, accessible expertise from the earliest stages. No fluff. No judgements. No startup experience or MBA required.
Over 5,000 startups
incorporated with Gust Launch
Hundreds of webinars and office hours attended by more than 10,000 founders
Startups raised more than $100M on Gust in 2022
Here's what our customers say
Office Hours
Expert Sessions
- Monthly Pitch Practice - Practice your pitch, get feedback from investors and peers.
- Monthly Financial Model Teardown - Review your financial model for strengths and weaknesses.
- Quarterly Insurance and Risk Planning - Understand your risk profile and upcoming insurance needs.
- Quarterly Compliance and Tax Deep Dive - Get answers to all your tax, filing, and compliance questions.
Network
Community
- Hop in our Slack community to ask questions and make connections between sessions.
- Connect with peers based on shared industries and milestones.
- Find co-founders, advisors, and mentors.
Software & Infrastructure
- 40% off Gust software for incorporation and equity managment.
- 20% off Forecastr financial modeling software.
- $5k in AWS Activate credits.
- 50k in Segment credits.
Services
- Network firms waive their general retainer and provide a 1 hour discount on your monthly bill.
- Pre-negotiated rates on bookkeeping and accounting.
- 5% off business insurance through Vouch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mission Control is a $99/month subscription. You can cancel anytime. Our goal is to save you significantly more than that in time, billable hours, and direct discounts.
The program and its benefits are primarily geared toward founders or prospective founders of US-based startups that have a technology component and some opportunity to achieve scalability. We recognize the existence of unicorns, but we’re equally interested in the abundance of less mythical creatures like zebras, camels, and gazelles!
If you’re currently outside of the US but planning to incorporate and raise money in the US, you might still be a good fit. If you’re outside the US and planning to stay there and raise there this program likely won’t be a good fit. Same if you’re working on any of the following types of ventures:
- A single-location, brick and mortar small business
- A drop-shipping business
- A film, music album, or performance production
- A traditional business designed to quickly generate revenue
- Access to regularly scheduled, virtual, deep-dive sessions including office hours, pitch practice, and expert sessions.
- Unlimited access to the Gust Pre-money Valuation tool.
- A 40% discount on all Gust software including Gust Launch.
- Deep discounts on future Mission Control intensives like Launchpad.
- Access to the Gust Mission Control Slack community.
- Access to exclusive partner offers, discounts, and pre-negotiated rates.
Office hours will be scheduled Wednesdays from 3pm to 4pm Eastern time.
Other regular sessions will largely be held between 2pm and 5pm Eastern time.
Heck yeah they can! The cost of the subscription includes attendance for your team.
No, this is not an accelerator: we don’t take equity, we don’t invest, and we do not have a geographic or industry-specific thesis.
Mission Control is a general purpose compliment to an industry or location-specific accelerator. It will provide deeper insight and support on core concepts. For example, you’ll have multiple sessions that cover early legal concerns, plus supporting software rather than an hour presentation with 15 minutes of Q&A from a sponsoring law firm.
Many founders also find Gust helps them more effectively utilize the resources they have access to. If you’re already in an accelerator, this program will help you better leverage their resources for strategic concerns, rather than educational.
If you’re not already in an accelerator, this program will help you understand their value proposition and determine whether there might be one in your future.
We think that’s a great idea! Drop us a line at partnerships@gust.com.
If you’re interested in a first look at the companies supported by Mission Control drop us a line at dealflow@gust.com.
We’re here for you. You can email us at mission-control@gust.com or chat us up on Intercom 👉.
Yep, in addition to 40% off on all Gust software you’ll have access to exclusive discounts and pre-negotiated rates from a growing list of providers in the Mission Control network.
And, yeah, you’ll also have access to the standard set of discounts offered by most startup service providers these days including, but not limited to:
- $5k in AWS Activate Credits
- $50k in Segment Credits
- 75% off of Hubspot for the first 12 months
- 50% off the first 12 months of the team plan from Webflow
Access to these discounts may be subject to additional eligibility requirements depending on the provider.