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

Gust

This added exposure can result in indications of interest (investment, acquisition, partnership, etc.) Note that because of Gust’s well-known brand, scammers are increasingly trying to take advantage of eager entrepreneurs by claiming some sort of affiliation with the platform.

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Austin, Meet Dallas

Austin Startup

But, the wealth symbols among the ATX tech crowd is the currency of “hottest” deal affiliation, as gauged by: who was on the founding team of which post- Trilogy or - Tivoli hit? For example, there is Hotels.com , sold to Expedia in a deal presaging the acquisition path similarly taken by Austin’s Homeaway. But, they do exist.

Dallas 60
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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

A major angel group uses Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. Investors are also mining for leads such sources as: – product crowdfunding sites ( Indiegogo *); – tech communities ( Producthunt ); – angel group platforms ( Gust ); – expert networks (e.g.,