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What are the most valuable recommendations in order to raise money from VCs connected via Gust?

Gust

Because Gust is the word’s most comprehensive database of high-growth startup companies (in terms of size, larger than Crunchbase and AngelList combined), it is increasingly used as a source for third party listings and directories. This will almost always be the best approach to an investor.

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Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

techcrunch.com

Not a big shock, but things don’t look pretty, especially in the venture capital world. According to VCs, there’s been a 65% decrease in up-rounds (where a company gets a bigger valuation) in the last six months and more than 60% of those polled expect a longer wait for an exit. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising. Translation?