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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?

Gust

There are literally hundreds of platforms currently operating that connect investors and startups, and there have been at least a hundred others that have come and gone. As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry.

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Can Ireland Offer Startups Something Silicon Valley Can’t?

ReadWriteStart

In the past few years just about every country with a high-speed network and a national budget has hatched a “startup ecosystem.” First Choice For Second-Tier Startups? But if you’ve got a startup that is not quite as hot as a Dropbox or an Instagram, there could be a good reason to consider one of those other startup ecosystems.