Gust

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

When you have early stage legal needs, you want to find a law firm that specializes in working with startups and know how to guide them toward an exit. To choose the right one, business owners need to evaluate their needs as well as the abilities and experience of the startup law firm.

Intellectual Property 91

Intellectual Property Hiring Early Stage Startup 91

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Last month we covered the basics of intellectual property (IP) for startups, including a simple taxonomy, some common issues and related documents for entrepreneurs to use when forming a new startup. The amount of investment in IP in any direct sense is generally small for early stage startups. By 2013, the U.S.

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

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. Most of the profiles of startups and investors are provided by Gust.

Early Stage 133

Early Stage Technical Review New York Deal Flow 133

Gust

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Raising capital for your startup is probably near the top of your mental "to-do" list, but chances are you haven't really gotten around to starting on it just yet. It’s important to raise capital to support growth and scalability in the early stages. As a founder, you likely have a lot on your mind.

Early Stage 91

Early Stage Startup Founder 91

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

There are literally hundreds of platforms currently operating that connect investors and startups, and there have been at least a hundred others that have come and gone. As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry.

Belarus 107

Belarus Kazakhstan Portugal Accredited Investor 107

Gust

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Invested Interests balance sheets entrepreneur funding investors loss statements profit statements revenue startup' On the other hand, there might then be a question as to how much the company is actually worth… *original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

Balance Sheet 151

Balance Sheet Early Stage Revenue Startup 151

Gust

JANUARY 13, 2023

Good news for startups building from within New York State! New York State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) and it's venture capital management arm, NY Ventures is providing support and capital of $30 million for it's Pre-seed and Seed Matching Fund Program to help early stage startups who are registered in New York.

Matching 91

Matching Programming New York Early Stage 91

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

What is a startup really? 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. For starters, let’s examine the question of who, when and what: Who : Find and engage an experienced startup lawyer.

IP 114

IP Intellectual Property Equity Liquidity Event 114

Gust

APRIL 28, 2022

Every early-stage startup has a unique set of constraints it must deal with and trade-offs that must be made along the way to launch its product into the market. From product development, to legal, to go-to-market strategy, even the most seasoned startup founder can make potentially business-crushing missteps.

Product 91

Product Early Stage Product Development Founder 91

Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

Money to build the business is the number one challenge for most startups. A large percentage of startups never apply to either. You need to explore more common and more productive approaches for getting your startup moving forward. Self-funding is the preferred source of cash for your startup – if you can do it.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 164

Gust

MAY 22, 2012

It’s an early stage investment, meaning that it has a long way to go, several years, before it gets through all the testing and makes a difference for people. We do it that way so neither we not the startup have to decide what percentage our money is worth until later, as it grows, and bigger investment follows. .

Technical Review 111

Technical Review Oregon Due Diligence Term Sheet 111

Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As a business lawyer working with startups in technology and digital media every day, I’m fortunate to have a front-row seat as entrepreneurs create value out of thin air. Granted most startups will never become another Apple or Google. The Startup Visa movement is aimed at a pain point that is near and dear to my heart.

Silicon Valley 187

Silicon Valley San Francisco Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 187

Gust

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

This method may be less useful as a stand-alone valuation method for investors, but it is my opinion that this method should be one of several methods used by early stage investors to establish pre-money valuation, because it forces investors to consider important exogenous factors.

Valuation 102

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Ohio Early Stage 102

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance. Gust News Invested Interests angel investors David Rose Gust investments startup' As a very active angel investor myself, I frankly can’t imagine how I could keep track of all the pieces without Gust.

Angel Investor 150

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 150

Gust

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

So what magic can the founders use to justify a $4M valuation (or even the $1M valuation) at this early stage? Here are the components and “rules of thumb” that I recommend to every startup: Place a fair market value on all physical assets (asset approach). Early customers and contracts in progress add value.

Valuation 187

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 187

Gust

APRIL 9, 2014

Uncategorized company equity dilution founder investors startup' That keeps the carrot out ahead of the employee, with a continuing incentive for remaining with the company (otherwise, once all the options are vested after four years, there is theoretically no additional equity benefit to the employees in sticking around.).

Dilution 150

Dilution Equity Vesting Stock Options 150

Gust

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Based on my experience as a mentor and an entrepreneur, if you fail on your first startup, you are about average. Every young entrepreneur knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. Statistics show that the failure rate for new startups within the first 5 years is higher than 50 percent. Inexperienced team.

Intellectual Property 183

Intellectual Property Startup Viral Early Stage 183

Gust

JUNE 7, 2014

In many, if not most, seed and early stage funding scenarios, the investments are structured in LIFO order: Last In, First Out. Invested Interests company early stage funding investors startup starup'

Warrant 157

Warrant Preferred Stock Early Stage Common Stock 157

Gust

JULY 30, 2015

2015 is shaping up to be a strong year for the startup and early stage investor ecosystem. Total startup funding applications are up across the globe and in multiple sectors, especially in the United States where the surging New York City tech industry is leading a nationwide growth in new startups.

New York City 70

New York City United States Early Stage New York 70

Gust

JULY 30, 2015

2015 is shaping up to be a strong year for the startup and early stage investor ecosystem. Total startup funding applications are up across the globe and in multiple sectors, especially in the United States where the surging New York City tech industry is leading a nationwide growth in new startups.

New York City 70

New York City United States Early Stage New York 70

Gust

JANUARY 15, 2013

Is the bloom off of the startups rose? I had a conversation over the weekend, before either of us had seen the NYTimes story, about startups going down, even giving back investors’ money. Two days ago the New York Times published this story about investors getting pickier. This is what I hear from my own sources.

Due Diligence 119

Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor Early Stage 119

Gust

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

You should also engage an attorney familiar with early stage financing to advise you on the legality of your plans. Invested Interests crowdfunding equity-based kickstarter project-based startup' original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

Securities and Exchange Commission 137

Securities and Exchange Commission Equity Early Stage Startup 137

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

For years there has been a pervasive opinion across the entrepreneurial landscape that the US has a shortage of capital required to startup and grow new ventures. Dr. Carl Schramm, Kauffman CEO , recently said that startup formation is stagnant or even decreasing in the US in the second half of 2011.

SBIR 120

SBIR Startup New York City Angel Investor 120

Gust

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

More typically, they are networked-based, with the angel offering to connect the startup with resources, partners, investors or acquirers that would otherwise fall outside the company’s reach. Of course, all of the above items are “some things” that truly committed angels do for startups.

Angel Investor 148

Angel Investor Startup IPO Early Stage 148

Gust

JANUARY 25, 2016

Early-stage technology company valuations are generally a crap-shoot. New founders may think that startup valuations work like this: I figure out what the value of my existing company is I figure. New founders may think that startup valuations work like this: I figure out what the value of my existing company is I figure.

Valuation 70

Valuation Early Stage Startup Founder 70

Gust

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Precisely because seed stage investments in private startup companies are NOT Warren Buffet’s types of investments. Early venture and angel investments are much, much riskier than Buffett’s, with more than half of them typically failing completely and losing the entire investment.

Exit Strategy 116

Exit Strategy Seed Stage Early Stage Carried Interest 116

Gust

JULY 23, 2014

You can find this in a number of places, but in a nutshell, I prefer to invest in highly-scalable, technology-based ventures, with a particular focus on platforms, at a very, very early stage (but, oxymoronically, where there is already some type of traction). And that’s how to get a meeting with David S.

Angel Investor 153

Angel Investor Elevator Pitch Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review 153

Gust

JUNE 22, 2016

Gust announces acquisitions of Sharewave and Preferred Return; creates the most robust and affordable equity management solution for early-stage startups. The new platform provides early-stage companies with powerful. Read more >.

Cap Table 93

Cap Table Valuation Equity Management 93

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance. Gust News Invested Interests angel investors David Rose Gust investments startup' As a very active angel investor myself, I frankly can’t imagine how I could keep track of all the pieces without Gust.

Angel Investor 89

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 89

Gust

JULY 23, 2012

Q: Wouldn’t a contribution of early-stage company stock have a very small impact? In fact, the contribution of early-stage company stock can have tremendous impact. Take an example where you donate 25,000 shares of common stock with a value of $0.20 per share.

Stock 114

Stock Capital Gains Warrant Stock Options 114

Gust

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Rose, who’s dubbed “The Pitch Coach” for his extensive work with early stage entrepreneurs, and LivePlan’s Caroline Cummings, who has raised almost $1 million in startup funding. Join us for this revealing webinar, How to Pitch and Get Funded, on November 20 th at 1pm ET (10am PT). The webinar will be led by Gust’s CEO, David S.

Angel Investor 140

Angel Investor Early Stage Entrepreneur Startup 140

Gust

APRIL 23, 2014

That’s likely why SWIFT, the international banking consortium, this year named Gust the world’s most innovative financial technology startup, and why the US software industry has awarded Gust the CODiE for Best Collaboration Solution for two years in a row. original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

Angel Groups 127

Angel Groups Accredited Investor Private Equity Deal Flow 127

Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

Most are somewhere in between, focusing primarily on early-stage, high-growth companies with scalable business models. But regardless of the specifics, what they all have in common is bringing together a group of active Accredited Investors interested in supporting young startups.

Angel Investor 133

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Angel Groups Syndicate 133

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2014

An older but still relevant study, published by CB Insights, Venture Capital Human Capital Report , summarizes a variety of characteristics for private early-stage Internet ventures funded in the US. Co-founder companies are the norm in California, but 40-50% of the startups in New York and Massachusetts have only one founder.

Silicon Valley 182

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Massachusetts California 182

Gust

JULY 26, 2012

The unbelievably seismic changes resulting from exponentially advancing technology mean that the ‘traditional’ venture world is rapidly giving way to a new world of micro-VC, “super angel”, early-stage seed funds, which have very different economics.

IPO 115

IPO Early Stage Acquisition Web 115

Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2013

If you really want to impress a startup founder as a potential employee, or you want to be a smart investor, you need to know the right questions to ask. If the runway is less than six months, with no new source signed, both you and the startup are at risk. Invested Interests due diligence employees investors startup'

Due Diligence 174

Due Diligence Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Burn Rate 174

Gust

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The most successful serial entrepreneurs in the world may found three or four, perhaps even eight or ten venture-backed startups over the course of their careers. For more on working with startup lawyers, see Mark Suster’s classic post, How To Work With Lawyers At A Startup.). Knowledge is power.

Finance 178

Finance Term Sheet Preferred Stock Bridge Financing 178