Yielding 10x growth or more, known as “hockey-stick growth,” remains the goal for many investors. But only one percent of startups become unicorns; in fact, most...
It’s Delaware Franchise Tax Season! If you’re incorporated in Delaware and you’re staring at a terrifying notice with the number $85,165.00 on it, don’t panic. It’s...
Startups are often at the forefront of innovation, developing new technologies, products, and services that disrupt traditional industries and bring fresh ideas and approaches that drive...
Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v. Ross Intelligence Inc., decided in the federal District Court in Delaware on September 25, 2023, asks the question whether a...
On March 16, 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office published a policy statement saying that the Copyright Office would generally not register copyrights in the output of...
As the influence of artificial intelligence continues to extend its reach across a diverse range of industries, the question remains: What legal rights do AI users...
In recent years, artificial intelligence has emerged as a powerful tool for generating original works. The question of who owns the copyright to these works, however,...
Good news for startups building from within New York State! New York State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) and it's venture capital management arm, NY Ventures...
Any company incorporated in the State of Delaware, regardless of ownership, must file every year by March 1st, or receive an automatic penalty. Learn more about...
Throughout the years of developing Gust.com and Gust Launch, we recognized a common pain point in the startup journey. Founders, the passionate entrepreneurs pouring all of...
Did you miss filing form 5472 at some point? Normally this means big penalties that are nearly impossible to waive, but finally there is some relief....
After participating in the inaugural Open Cap Table Summit, Gust is excited to announce its role as a new member of the Open Cap Table Coalition. What...
In some ways, it is now difficult to imagine a world without accelerators. Many of the globe’s most well-known and disruptive startups were propelled from the...
SIIA (the US Software and Information Industry Association) named Gust the Best Collaboration Solution of 2013, at the gala during the All About The Cloud annual conference in...
Back from a hiatus, it’s time to venture forward once more. I appreciated hearing from those who asked about upcoming posts. Thanks in particular to the reader...
The rating system provided by Gust on the investor side is not intended to be used as any type of objective or standardized measurement. That’s because...
There are surprisingly few such conferences, for the very good reason that there are actually relatively few such people (venture capitalists and ‘professional’ angel investors) to...
The Raise: Fundraising Tips from Investors and Entrepreneurs The 85-Percent Thursday, February 27, 2014 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EST) New York, NY Navigating the...
The answer is no, yes, and it’s irrelevant. Back in the days of the dinosaurs, my first software company was in the wireless communications space (when that meant “pagers”,...
Boy, do I wish there was a magical Gmail extension to let me manage my startup deals! Unfortunately, there isn’t (and since Google hasn’t fixed Gmail...
If you could pick the top five countries with the most newly created startups, which countries would you choose? The United States? What about India, or...
Well, I’m biased, but let me just describe yesterday’s Summer Outing at Gust: For background, you should know that by long-standing company tradition, our outings are surprises....
Interestingly, for this past quarter, according to the Gust statistics we released thus week, the UK accounted for the largest number of entrepreneurs seeking funding of...
Are you ready to catapult your venture into the stratosphere? At Gust we’re all about helping startups reach their potential. As part of this mission, we’re...
It’s a fine line between an audacious-yet-successful marketing stunt and a total disaster. So fine that most marketing executives in charge of brands who have anything...
December update and insights about new startups: India became second last month as the country with the highest count of new Startups, right below the United...
For November 2012 we are noticing an interesting trend of product ready companies declining, while concept stage companies are rising. This trend is mostly led by...
September’s Startup Map showcases the latest trends in startup profiles created on Gust between September 1st and September 30th. Some of the entrepreneurs chose to keep their...
ust Startup Map & Trends Analysis – August 2012 Attention startup enthusiasts! Gust is thrilled to have nearly 7,000 new entrepreneurs creating startup profiles each month....
We are delighted to present a special rate to attend DEMO in Santa Clara, California on October 1-3, 2012. Please apply the registration code ‘DF12ANL’ to receive 50% off the published rate....
Following the huge success of the Gust-DEMO scholarship earlier this year, Gust and DEMO have teamed up again to offer Gust start-ups a full scholarship opportunity...
GUST CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2012 In honor of International Women’s Day, Gust is thrilled to announce our partnership with Astia in launching the International Women’s Day Scholarship...
Gust is delighted to announce a partnership with NASVF and NCET2 for the online certificate course “How Do Entrepreneurs Raise Angel and Seed Funding”. The course is an insider view...
Gust and DEMO have teamed up to offer Gust start-ups a full scholarship opportunity for DEMO Spring 2012. The recipient of the Gust-DEMO Scholarship will have...
Today’s unveiling of Gust, the global infrastructure for early stage entrepreneurial financing, is a milestone that has been seven years in the making. When we originally conceived...