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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?

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A quick look at the really nice sites developed in just a few months by companies like CircleUp, FundersClub, Bolstr, Seedrs, et al will show you that the base technical challenge of creating a marketplace/social network is not particularly difficult.

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Do It Right The First Time: Avoiding “Janitorial” Legal Work

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When meeting with early stage entrepreneurs for the first time, after reviewing a demo or hearing their pitch, I often ask them to articulate what they’re most focused on building. What is a startup really?

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6 Steps to Raising Venture Capital in 6 Months

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To raise capital as a very early-stage business, you have to convince investors that your current size isn’t indicative of where you will be in the future. He has founded 7 startups to date, including sixdegrees, the first social network, and he advises many others. Predict The Trajectory. Success takes years, not months.