Founder and Programming

How to pick the right startup Accelerator?

Gust

JULY 25, 2023

As the Growth Manager at Gust, one of my responsibilities is to evaluate accelerator programs on the Gust Accelerator Platform to determine if they are a good fit for our community of founders.

Startup

Startup Community Programming Founder

Is it common for startups to have a president? Why or why not?

Gust

AUGUST 23, 2012

Startups usually begin with one or two founders who play many roles. The lead founder is likely to wear the hats of Founder, Chairman, CEO, President, CFO, CRO and CMO, while a co-founder may well be CTO, Chief Product Officer, and Programming Team Lead.

CTO Hire

CTO Hire Cofounder Startup Founder

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

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

I am continually surprised at founders who spend ten minutes throwing up a barebones profile and are dismayed that money doesn’t start flowing in. Gust is used by over 1,000 angel investment groups, accelerators, business plan competitions and support programs to manage their applications. If they’re legitimate, they will.

Angel Groups

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow

From Accelerators to Venture Capital: What is best for your startup?

Gust

MARCH 21, 2016

With startup growth up 61% since 2014 and more investment programs emerging, it can be overwhelming for founders to know just where to jump in. As the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet, MassChallenge has helped 835 startup companies around the world, who have raised over $1.1 We have seen startups at.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Startup Programming Founder

Why are some venture capital firms not funding women?

Gust

MAY 3, 2014

For many years, Astia has had a training program for women entrepreneurs to prepare them to seek venture funding, which has a mind-blowing track record of getting 65% of them funded!! This is in comparison to the industry-wide rate of 0.25% for all companies.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Portfolio Equity Programming

What happens when a company is acquired for less money than it raised in funding?

Gust

JUNE 7, 2014

9) Common Stock (including any Preferred that converted to Common, any exercised options, and all Founders stock) and Common stock warrants. So, here is the typical payout order, from first to last: 1) Salaries owed to employees. 2) Secured creditors. 3) Un-secured trade creditors. 4) Noteholders (convertible and other).

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Warrant Preferred Stock Early Stage Common Stock

Startup Accelerators are Entrepreneur Boot Camps

Gust

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

TechStars has several excellent mentors on staff, led by founder and CEO David Cohen. Incubators differ from research and technology parks, in that most research and technology parks do not offer business assistance services, the hallmark of a business incubation program.

Incubator

Incubator Entrepreneur New York City Silicon Valley

What are key issues for companies to keep in mind when obtaining investment from an Angel group?

Gust

JUNE 28, 2014

this is where most Founders drop the ball!). Finally, make sure to keep all your books and records (including your option program, cap table and 409a valuations) accurate and up to date, so that you can respond quickly and professionally when your investors request information to establish valuations for their portfolios.

Angel Groups

Angel Groups Cap Table Term Sheet Valuation

What is the ratio of equity received for sweat equity vs. cash investment in a new venture?

Gust

DECEMBER 20, 2012

The bottom line is that cash is cash is cash, and everything else is “not cash” The reason is that cash is fungible, which means it can be interchanged for everything else, from programming skills to vacations on the Riviera. The first is the entrepreneurial value of the founder(s) in a new venture.

Sweat Equity

Sweat Equity Equity Valuation Salary

Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

Gust

OCTOBER 2, 2014

That was the topic of my keynote at Seedcon, an event hosted by the University of Chicago, where I am a graduate of the MBA program. You’d imagine that every founder was getting rich. Actually, positive outcomes for founders are quite rare. As a startup founder you rarely have much money in your bank accounts.

Monaco

Monaco Cofounder Chicago Mexico

New Early Stage Financing Options for Entrepreneurs

Gust

JULY 8, 2012

For a startup founder, this stage is when the “big idea” has become a passion for him, but he hasn’t written anything down yet. Early-stage startup. Every startup is early-stage to someone. For angel investors, early-stage means there is a good business plan and maybe a prototype, but no customer revenue.

Early Stage

Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur

Where would I go to invest in startups or emerging companies?

Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This will be changing next year, however, because of a new law called the JOBS Act of 2012 , which establishes a new, limited type of Crowdfunding for small companies and non-Accredited investors. Once the U.S. So, the bottom line is that this is a great time to start thinking about investing in high growth startup companies!

Accredited Investor

Accredited Investor Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Due Diligence

Market Opportunity From Customer Hostility, Exhibit 802.11: Airline WiFi

Gust

AUGUST 8, 2012

Entrepreneurship is often born of founders’ sheer frustration with the status quo. Link the WiFi registration to the airline’s own online reservation/check-in/frequent-flier program. This sort of thing flies in the face of both common sense and economic theory, yet it persists in countless contexts.

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Customer Southern California San Jose Marketing

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How to pick the right startup Accelerator?

Is it common for startups to have a president? Why or why not?

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

From Accelerators to Venture Capital: What is best for your startup?

Why are some venture capital firms not funding women?

What happens when a company is acquired for less money than it raised in funding?

Startup Accelerators are Entrepreneur Boot Camps

What are key issues for companies to keep in mind when obtaining investment from an Angel group?

What is the ratio of equity received for sweat equity vs. cash investment in a new venture?

Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

New Early Stage Financing Options for Entrepreneurs

Where would I go to invest in startups or emerging companies?

Market Opportunity From Customer Hostility, Exhibit 802.11: Airline WiFi

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