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Digital.NYC: The First Ecosystem Hub

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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. IBM partnered to provide sponsorship and hosting on it’s Bluemix cloud platform.

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There Is Only ONE Silicon Valley

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Many other communities are entrepreneur-friendly and, by any measure, have the tools in place to spawn new high growth companies. Boston, New York City, Seattle and Southern California spawn many exciting startups…but do not exceed the Valley in any measure of entrepreneurial achievement.

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What are the biggest global events for Venture Capitalists and Business Angels where they can learn about their own business?

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Usually two or three days, the speakers are mostly major venture partners talking about issues facing the industry, such as regulatory, fundraising, returns, etc. This invitation-only event, which premiered in New York this year, is the first conference to specifically target both serious angel investors and early stage venture funds.

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What is the average startup rating on gust.com?

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At its absolute most basic, some venture funds use a single scale with a yes/no choice to serve as a voting mechanism for the partners. At New York Angels, for the past year we’ve been using the rating system as a pre-screen, to determine whether an applicant company should be invited to meet with the screening committee.