Gust

MARCH 23, 2014

See my Forbes article on “ Get A Domain Name Without Bankrupting Your Startup ”. These sites are often highly ranked in search engine results because they are heavily linked. Michael Fertik and David Thompson outline this issue and others in their book “ Wild West 2.0. Professional directories.

Reputation 178

Reputation Affiliate Technical Review Social Network 178

Gust

JANUARY 9, 2013

And this is in the context of startups, investment, and entrepreneurship. . I think it makes sense in a broad view, but my experience — as angel investor lately, as entrepreneur before that, and startup dabbler still — makes me think it should be skewed. This is my opinion, based on (how nice) education and experience.

Startup 165

Startup Angel Groups Angel Investor Cofounder 165

Gust

JUNE 22, 2014

With the estimated 510 million live websites at last year-end, and 280,000 new ones being added every day, the biggest challenge for an entrepreneur is to get found, and get some credibility for a new startup. The biggest excuse most startup founders mention is too much to do building a product, mapping strategy, investors, etc.

Startup 125

Startup Cofounder Social Media SEO 125

Gust

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Fortune 1000 CEOs usually don’t make good startup CEOs, and vice versa. The startup road is guaranteed to be long and hard. What if you can’t convince Jim Clark (Silicon Graphics, Netscape, WebMD, MyCFO, Juniper Networks) to run your startup? The size of the race is also important. Bundles of energy, money, and talent.

Startup 147

Startup Bootstrapping Social Network Internet 147

Gust

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

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). Back in the “heyday of the dot.com startups,” it was not uncommon to see a valuation incremented by $1M or every paid full-time professional programmer, engineer, or designer.

Valuation 187

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 187

Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. Facilities and staff.

Cost 139

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 139

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

Giza was just a one-day side trip on my main mission: Visiting a tech startup tucked away in Alexandria, a bustling seaside metropolis of 5 million. Building a startup is one of the riskiest endeavors to begin with, so predictability is key, even in the face of known adversity. Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.)

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Egypt Morocco Russia 172

Gust

JULY 29, 2012

Exchanging equity for services is worth negotiating with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Most experienced investors are convinced that too much money is a bigger risk than too little money.

Bandwidth 155

Bandwidth Bootstrapping Equity Startup 155

Gust

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. But otherwise, startup companies should seek out publicity and the open sharing of information, from day one. Here are seven ways this can actually help your startup efforts, rather than hurt them: Initiate media interest.

Stealth 131

Stealth Entrepreneur Incubator Engineer 131

Gust

MARCH 9, 2014

It’s not uncommon for me to see a startup business plan “mission” to be the “premier brand” for their product, yet their marketing budget in the financials is trivial. So what are some credible marketing and promotion steps you should consider for your startup? Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start.

Marketing 146

Marketing SEM Viral Social Media 146

Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

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. The typical US angel group will receive a dozen or more funding applications from startups each month; the most active ones, such as New York Angels will receive over 100.

Angel Investor 133

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Angel Groups Syndicate 133

Gust

MARCH 5, 2014

This was fine as long as one was making computer hardware and the other was running a search engine, but when the business models started converging, they had no choice but to go their separate ways. Invested Interests competitors conflicts investments startup VCs' original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

Portfolio 121

Portfolio Business Model Engineer Search 121

Gust

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Emphasis on engineering robustness. At some point it becomes compulsive engineering, rather than engineering to increase value for the average user. However, each increase in control that you hand over to the users also increases user interface complexity, and the opportunity for pitfalls for the average user.

Marketing 178

Marketing Engineer Technology Product 178

Gust

JULY 19, 2014

I’d suggest that you browse through the Gust investor search engine for investment groups (and accelerators, incubators, business plan competitions, et al) that are relevant to your startup (by location, industry, type of organization, etc.),

Angel Groups 142

Angel Groups New York Deal Flow Incubator 142

Gust

JANUARY 13, 2013

But a depth of knowledge in a specific discipline, like computer science or engineering, allows you to understand that business as well as run it. Too many startups fail simply by missing the practical elements of money management, time management, and setting priorities. ” Study entrepreneurship, but major in something else.

Entrepreneur 180

Entrepreneur Seed Money Social Network Business Plan 180

Gust

JUNE 24, 2012

An underrated portion of every startup effort must be about communication and marketing. Her focus is on companies facing change, which of course includes every startup. Use social media, search engine optimization, blogging, and mobile media. Customers don’t have your technical base, the passion, and interest in your solution.

Marketing 136

Marketing Database Social Media Media 136

Gust

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Many startups feel that they must instantly match any new feature offered by a competitor, but that sort of attitude belies a fearful approach, a damning psychology easily communicated throughout the office. A similar culture of rhythmic change should be part of your corporate DNA for many reasons: 1. It instills confidence in your team.

Product 70

Product PR Matching Engineer 70

Gust

DECEMBER 31, 2012

The buzz from startup executives, especially high-tech ones, has long been that startups are no place for Baby-Boomers (1946-1964) – you must have the high energy and crazy determination to work 20-hour days to succeed. Richard Branson image via Wikipedia. Only the under-35 age group need apply. Interim executive.

Advisory Board 177

Advisory Board Angel Investor Startup Equity 177

Gust

OCTOBER 22, 2014

In particular, getting to critical mass (of entrepreneurs, angel investors, engineers, et al) is perhaps the most important thing you can do. Australia has some very active, organized, groups of angel investors, and they should be embraced and brought into the startup community as a resource. Invested Interests'

Australia 130

Australia Community Silicon Valley Angel Investor 130

Gust

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

This reality has fostered a popular startup approach which dramatically improves the efficiency and speed of these corrections, pioneered by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and author Eric Ries. Changes to the way a startup captures value can have far-reaching consequences for business, product, and marketing strategies. Technology pivot.

Silicon Valley 187

Silicon Valley Architecture Startup Channel 187

Gust

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

Not so much that it slows you down, but enough so that you smoothly run and grow the engine. I have a dream” – The startup road is guaranteed to be long and hard. The job of a startup CFO is very different from one at a “big” company. It means installing just the right amount of process, reporting and structure.

NDA 147

NDA CPA SEC Startup 147

Gust

JULY 27, 2014

Search engines. You can find web sites like the Comprehensive List of Search Engines , which is nothing but a list of 250+ available search engines. The latest is “crowd funding” your startup with thousands of tiny investments. Invested Interests business entrepreneur ideas startup' What’s your idea?

Entrepreneur 182

Entrepreneur Aggregator Engineer Social Network 182

Gust

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Content on the site includes the latest news, events, startups, jobs, funding opportunities, and industry insights. universities, Silicon Valley startups, and global businesses; country-specific navigation and content; and access to financing from Gust’s vast early-stage investor network.

.Net 152

.Net Morocco Silicon Valley Global 152

Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Engineer Irwin Cantor (the coder)? The most important person in a startup is… The Entrepreneur! And that it is the critical piece that ultimately (if things work out) gets the big bucks. Who do you think got the biggest relative return from the development of Trump Tower? Architect Der Scutt (the IA)? Bottom line?

Coder 147

Coder Web Startup Salary 147