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

Gust

We have spent a great deal of effort to pull together some of the smartest experts in the money-raising field, and the blog is carefully curated to be useful specifically to entrepreneurs seeking funding. Among the contributors are Quora regulars including Tim Berry , Antone Johnson , Martin Zwilling and me.

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Advice for VCs from a serial founder

Austin Startup

Just don’t do reference checks ever until the term sheet has been issued and you’re almost ready to fund. Disclose intentions early It’s not a big deal if you’re doing diligence on a competitor. We drink coffee to get through late nights of presentations, product, and code. On the commitment front, speed matters as well.

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