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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. One of my earliest excursions into market research was working for a research firm doing a 1979 forecast on ATMs. And no life is more of a constant negotiation than that of an entrepreneur. Often this is part of a good forecast.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

To give you a better idea of what entrepreneurs in this industry are thinking about during each phase of the startup process, I interviewed SaaS entrepreneurs from all over the world, including our own COO Noah Parsons. In the tactics section, list your sales channels and describe how you will be selling your products.

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6 Ways to Make Sure Your Tech Startup Will Succeed in 2018

Up and Running

Rose of Gust, roughly 1,500 startups get funded by venture capitalists, and 50,000 by angel investors in the United States each year. That makes it even more important for entrepreneurs to come up with viable propositions for their business. According to David S. Build a solid online image. How to avoid premature scaling?

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5 Keys To New Venture Financial Projections That Work

Startup Professionals Musings

As an angel investor and business advisor on new ventures, I expect to see five-year financial projections from every entrepreneur. For investors, it’s more of a credibility and intelligence test. Based on your market size and penetration expectations, size how many units you will sell, at what price, in every channel.

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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

Gust

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. Financial, technical and operational plans and forecasts of all kinds (trade secret).

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Smartphone Location Tracking Apps Next Wave Is B2B

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs need to look more broadly into the business-to-business (B2B) space for more lucrative opportunities. Channel incentives or rewards. Leave tips where your contacts go (maybe similar to what History Channel does on Foursquare). entrepreneur B2B startup smartphones location-based services business'

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How Startup Valuations are Driving Company Equity

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When it comes to startups, valuation is important since it aids in determining the amount of equity an entrepreneur is required to give up in return for the necessary cash from an investor. A reasonably accurate forecast of these characteristics serves as the foundation for a reasonably accurate value of the asset.

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