Gust

MARCH 23, 2014

This is simple in concept, but requires real effort and can be time consuming, and even expensive, if someone gets there before you and tries to sell you the rights to your preferred business or personal domain name. See my Forbes article on “ Get A Domain Name Without Bankrupting Your Startup ”. Professional directories.

Reputation 178

Reputation Affiliate Technical Review Social Network 178

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

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.

Belarus 107

Belarus Kazakhstan Portugal Accredited Investor 107

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

There’s no use banging your head against a VC’s door with a social network venture if they only invest in biotech companies. Simply enter their name and email, write a good cover letter, and click the share button. Gust takes advantage of the cloud, and you should, too.

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Get your Internet domain name and website. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Define some intellectual property.

Angel Investor 179

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 179

Gust

MARCH 9, 2014

These founders need a reality check on what recognized brand names have spent to reach that threshold, and how long it is likely to take. Despite the fact that social networking and other online processes are essentially free, good marketing still costs money.

Marketing 146

Marketing SEM Viral Social Media 146

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Rest assured that potential investors will ask for names, and place some calls. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. There are two problems with this assertion.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

Gust

JULY 27, 2014

Social and business networking sites. Just for starters, Wikipedia now lists about 200 sites by name (once over 300), which they claim is just some of the more notable social networking sites. Here are my favorites: Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Entrepreneur 182

Entrepreneur Aggregator Engineer Social Network 182