David S. Rose
Founder and CEO,David has been described as "the Father of Angel Investing in New York" by Crain's New York Business, & a "world conquering entrepreneur" by BusinessWeek. He is a serial entrepreneur & Inc 500 CEO who chairs New York Angels, one of the most active angel investment groups. David is also CEO of Gust.
Posted by David S. Rose on February 22nd, 2016
For three out of four quarters in 2015, New York City’s tech ecosystem has led with more startup funding requests than any other region in the country, including California’s long reigning Silicon Valley. After a dip in Q3, New York rebounded in Q4 claiming nearly 20% of every funding application around the country. California ranked second with 17.8% of total
Posted by David S. Rose on October 30th, 2015
In Q3 the global startup ecosystem continued to thrive, with 25% growth over the same quarter last year and up 18% from last quarter, as the innovation economy expands around the world. Quarterly data from Gust, the online platform for the global angel investment industry, reveals that while incumbent leaders show no sign of slowing down, new industries and areas
Posted by David S. Rose on August 17th, 2015
With all the news about hundred-million-dollar rounds and billion-dollar valuations, it can be hard not to look at the world of entrepreneurship and angel investing as a thrilling ride that only has one stop: success. But to be a successful entrepreneur or serious angel investor, you must have a realistic understanding of the startup failure rate and internalize that, in
Posted by David S. Rose on July 30th, 2015
2015 is shaping up to be a strong year for the startup and early stage investor ecosystem. Total startup funding applications are up across the globe and in multiple sectors, especially in the United States where the surging New York City tech industry is leading a nationwide growth in new startups.
Coming out of the second quarter of the year, the total
Posted by David S. Rose on October 30th, 2014
The first question you need to ask is “What country are you in?” and the second is “Are you an Accredited Investor by that country’s standards?”
If we’re talking about the US and you are NOT at the Accredited level ($1 million in investable assets, or $200,000 annual income), then for the moment you are actually not allowed to invest in privately held startups
Posted by David S. Rose on October 26th, 2014
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Posted by David S. Rose on October 23rd, 2014
Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin makes some excellent points, most of which are ones that I would have made. In particular, getting to critical mass (of entrepreneurs, angel investors, engineers, et al) is perhaps the most important thing you can do. Whether this is by City (the most useful) or pan-Australian (perhaps a bit easier), it provides a host of benefits both in terms
Posted by David S. Rose on October 19th, 2014
Original question from Quora: “My team and I are raising our first round for our crowdsourcing website at a $1mm valuation. We have an investor who is interested in purchasing 5% of the company under the condition that his stock will not be diluted at any time. We are considering a counteroffer at twice the valuation considering the anti-dilution provision.
Posted by David S. Rose on October 16th, 2014
First, it’s important to understand that the four platforms you list fall into two very distinct groups.
Kickstarter and IndieGoGo are project-based crowdfunding platforms through which anyone can contribute money, either as a donation or with the promise that they will receive a tangible ‘reward’ of some kind if the project is successful.
Gust and AngelList are equity-based platforms, used by Accredited Investors to facilitate the investment of money for an ownership interest in
Posted by David S. Rose on October 12th, 2014
Here, in a completely unsourced, purely anecdotal and totally subjective answer with numbers pulled out of the air, is my guess:
*original post can be found on Quora @ http://www.quora.com/David-S-Rose/answers *
