Gust

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Startups are often at the forefront of innovation, developing new technologies, products, and services that disrupt traditional industries and bring fresh ideas and approaches that drive technological advancements.

Intellectual Property 91

Intellectual Property Startup Technology Developer 91

Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

On October 1st, 2014, after more than two years of partnership and development, Gust proudly joined the Mayor of the City of New York and IBM in announcing the launch of Digital.NYC , NYC’s new official hub for tech and startups. For IBM, Digital.NYC provides exclusive community-building in the fastest growing tech ecosystem in the world.

Early Stage 133

Early Stage Technical Review New York Deal Flow 133

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Industry Experts business employee relations management operations organizational development startups teamwork' No matter what he/she is producing, the likelihood is that at some point soon your balance in that relationship will be negative. Cut your losses, and stay in charge of your relationship with your teammates.

Management 137

Management Employee .Net Hiring 137

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

When people would ask a similar question back then about the difficulty of software development, my usual response was “anyone can write a TAP program over a weekend that will work with 80% of the paging systems in the world…but getting it to work on the other 20% will take you a year.” despite having lots of competitors.

Belarus 107

Belarus Kazakhstan Portugal Accredited Investor 107

Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

Related sources include local business development agencies. A related company may see the value of your product as complementary to theirs, and be willing to advance funding, which can be repaid when you develop your revenue stream. You have to be relentless in this pursuit to win. Loans or line-of-credit. Commit to a major customer.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 164

Gust

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

To put it simply, the bill impacts the research and development tax credit. One topic that isn’t getting enough attention, however, is that this bill is big news for small businesses and startups. It increases the amount of money startups are able to claim, and broadens the scope of what that money can be used to offset.

Startup 170

Startup Small Business Cost Developer 170

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

What is the risk-benefit calculus for developing and protecting proprietary technologies vs. buying or licensing them (“ build vs. buy ”)? For this reason, among others, tech startups are well served by engaging a good IP lawyer early in the game to help develop overall strategy and call the plays rather than just execute them.

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

Gust

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Such comparisons can only be made for companies at the same stage of development. In many cases, the outcome from answering these 25 questions indicates that the company has not made sufficient progress in development to justify investment. The Venture Capital Method. The Risk Factor Summation Method.

Valuation 174

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Southern California Post-Money Valuation 174

Gust

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

How do I measure the return on my development and marketing investments? Consider this real example I heard a while back from some MBA students – “Let me introduce our newest tool, which we developed from ‘mashup’ technology, made popular by Facebook and online apps.” Return on investment. Integration.

Technology 162

Technology Agile Architecture Distribution 162

Gust

AUGUST 7, 2023

It is important to develop a well-thought-out set of metrics, or measurement tools, and apply them consistently. From your vantage point as the company’s leader—and perhaps its only employee—you can readily track the arrival and departure of customers, the growth or decline of revenues, and changes in profitability as costs rise or fall.

Analytics 91

Analytics Metrics Revenue Employee 91

Gust

APRIL 28, 2022

From product development, to legal, to go-to-market strategy, even the most seasoned startup founder can make potentially business-crushing missteps. Luckily, there are some common product development […]. The post Product Launches – The Most Common Mistakes We See appeared first on Gust.

Product 91

Product Early Stage Product Development Founder 91

Gust

MAY 22, 2012

We now have an investment in Cascade ProDrug, using technology developed at our own University of Oregon (based in Eugene, where I live) to help people fight cancer by reducing the toxic effects of chemotherapy. This year we started with more than 30 submissions from startups.

Technical Review 111

Technical Review Oregon Due Diligence Term Sheet 111

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

Or something. ”Yes, but… ” Those who have spent much time in the developing world are likely accustomed to dealing with this sort of frustration on a daily basis. The risk-reward tradeoff in finance should hold true in developing and unstable regions as well.

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Egypt Morocco Russia 172

Gust

JULY 15, 2012

To bring real money and credibility to your company, and help you avoid costly mistakes in development and strategy, a first-class Advisory Board is a small investment. Once your company is past the startup stage, you do need a board of directors. What better candidates than your Advisory Board?

Advisory Board 178

Advisory Board Technical Review Startup Software Review 178

Gust

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In reality, there are few secrets about the investment world, including the world of startups.

Angel Investor 91

Angel Investor Algorithm Networking Entrepreneur 91

Gust

APRIL 20, 2014

What you really need is a VP of Marketing and Customer Development, who can help with lead generation and honing the message, rather than an executive to manage a sales team and existing customers. Unless your business is a religion, I don’t recommend it for a startup these days. Chief Sales Officer (VP Sales).

CTO Hire 171

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Angel Investor Public Relations 171

Gust

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

We have experienced a decade of smooth regulations that have eased the way for business development, but the seasons are shifting and we are moving into a period where this may not be the case for long. The same thing is happening in the business world regarding the shifting of tax laws.

Startup 91

Startup Developer 91

Gust

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Throughout the years of developing Gust.com and Gust Launch, we recognized a common pain point in the startup journey. Founders, the passionate entrepreneurs pouring all of their efforts into building their ventures, had questions about how to properly set up their startups. They ask those early questions: What should we be doing?

Founder 91

Founder Startup Issued Shares Developer 91

Gust

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Originally developed by Steve Blank and brought to popular attention by Eric Ries in his bestselling book and subsequent series, the core philosophy boils down to a loop that cycles through three steps: Build. But it’s actually quite the opposite.

Customer 91

Customer Lean Developer Startup 91

Gust

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

The High Tech Startup Valuation Estimator is an online tool developed by Cayenne Consulting to assist entrepreneurs and investors in estimating the pre-money valuation of startup enterprises. This calculator uses 25 questions to size up the progress of the new venture and calculate a pre-money valuation for investment purposes.

Valuation 87

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital Technical Review 87

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Industry Experts business employee relations management operations organizational development startups teamwork' No matter what he/she is producing, the likelihood is that at some point soon your balance in that relationship will be negative. Cut your losses, and stay in charge of your relationship with your teammates.

Management 70

Management Employee .Net Hiring 70

Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

growth to other developed countries, “It isn’t difficult to be the least dirty shirt in the hamper these days.” As The Economist put it, comparing U.S. Granted most startups will never become another Apple or Google.

Silicon Valley 187

Silicon Valley San Francisco Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 187

Gust

JUNE 5, 2012

Like the problem solver I had been trained as in my software development days, I parsed his issue. He openend with his first issue. I listened to why he didn’t agree to that particular term and what he preferred in stead. I saw where he was coming from and from our side why our ask was what it was. I talked too much. He talked too much.

Software Developers 115

Software Developers Software Development Software Media 115

Gust

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Remember also that you’re living with it every day; it is naturally going to seem old to you, and boring, and sometimes it just takes longer to develop. . Remember that some of the best strategies take longer to implement. But don’t stick to your plan either. That in itself isn’t a virtue. .

Technical Review 121

Technical Review Algorithm Business Plan Technology 121

Gust

AUGUST 15, 2017

So you’ve developed a game-changing product, formed a business with a killer team, quit your job, and are rolling the product out to market. Your business is the next unicorn, and all is good in the world. Now only one thing is inhibiting your company’s growth: you have no money.

Bootstrapping 178

Bootstrapping Founder Developer Startup 178

Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Like the problem solver I had been trained as in my software development days, I parsed his issue. He openend with his first issue. I talked too much. I looked for middle ground.

Startup 180

Startup Forecast Angel Investor Software 180

Gust

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

There are some specialty fields like design and development in which degrees can be strangely, ironically, suspect. They don’t hurt unless you push them too hard. Engineering, physics, chemistry, and higher math … those degrees seem to say “smart person.”.

Angel Investor 101

Angel Investor Software Review Technical Review Engineer 101

Gust

JUNE 3, 2012

Also check any employment agreement you may have signed that might dictate that “any” invention or development during employment is the property of that company. If your startup could even have the appearance of competing with your employer’s business, you could lose everything later.

Entrepreneur 152

Entrepreneur Cofounder Angel Investor Salary 152

Gust

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

To avoid these mistakes and create compelling and relevant content, you need to focus your startup on the following initiatives: • Develop a social media plan that targets audience and your business objectives. Done right, it’s not a one-off campaign by a handful of staff; it’s a long-term commitment.

Social Media 125

Social Media Media Startup Curation 125

Gust

OCTOBER 1, 2014

The most comprehensive and best known is the Power of Angel Investing seminar series developed by the Angel Resource Institute (formerly known as the Angel Capital Education Foundation, and prior to that part of the Angel Capital Association). A third is the in-house course developed for its members by the Golden Seeds angel network.

Angel Investor 115

Angel Investor Incubator Affiliate Networking 115

Gust

MAY 14, 2014

Because these are legal documents, both parties (the company and the investor(s)) have their own lawyers, who work together to develop the actual agreements signed by the principals. Once the investment has occurred, regular legal issues for the company are the responsibility of the company’s management, just like everything else.

Angel Investor 143

Angel Investor Intellectual Property SEC Startup 143

Gust

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Almost a quarter of all startups have a product in development stage, regardless of industry and country location, and less than 10% have a product that is fully ready. If we zoom into the US, we find California is the leading state across all stages, which includes products in concept, development, fully ready, and revenue.

Brazil 134

Brazil India Startup Florida 134

Gust

DECEMBER 21, 2011

To economic developers : Don’t think or say “we are going to create the next Silicon Valley here!” (This is not to say that there is no competition for deals in Seattle, Boston, New York and elsewhere.) While deal flow may not be as high where you are now located, attempting to break into the Valley will be daunting.

Silicon Valley 107

Silicon Valley Southern California Tucson Seattle 107

Gust

JUNE 23, 2014

Too many entrepreneurs spend big money on development, only to find out that the solution isn’t quite right. There’s also the opportunity to do some consulting with interested customers to provide needed revenue while the product is still under development. Build your brand and get leads today. Build your credibility with investors.

Startup 174

Startup Cofounder Social Media SEO 174

Gust

OCTOBER 4, 2014

Because there are also other good ideas out there, some of which have already been developed, tested and put into practice, thus decreasing the amount of risk an investor will be taking.

Product 152

Product Developer 152

Gust

APRIL 2, 2014

So faced with all these amazing ideas, investors invariably choose the ones that have been reduced to practice, developed traction of some kind and proved that they are amazing businesses , not just ideas. Actually, there are many, many, brilliant, wonderful, amazing ideas out there.

Web 137

Web Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 137

Gust

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Once they see you have developed credible traction, they can grab your space with less cost (meaning lower price) than you had to put into developing it. There are always people around with deeper pockets that can find synergy between your space and theirs. Don’t count on your IP to save you. Employees stop innovating.

Startup 156

Startup IP Employee Cost 156