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6 Key Components Of A Business Plan Executive Summary

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Modern investors love to first read a two-page summary of your business plan, formatted like a glossy marketing collateral sheet, with text well laid out in columns and sidebars, and a couple of relevant graphics. This one had better grab their attention, or they won’t look further. The post 6 Key Components Of A Business Plan Executive Summary appeared first on Gust.

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Founder Spotlight – Transforming Recruiting to Matchmaking for Increased Efficiency and Engagement

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Enployable, Inc. is the world's first value-based AI job matching platform. After witnessing the challenges that my friends faced while looking for new jobs during the pandemic, I wanted to find a better approach to the job market. Traditionally, the hiring process focuses on whether a candidate's skills and experience match the job description, and the process of screening candidates can be labor-intensive.

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Don’t Misunderstand Sweat Equity

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Don’t misunderstand sweat equity. It’s a bucket term that means different things in different contexts. Fundamental sweat equity is beautiful, blisteringly clear, and real. Most other sweat equity is full of potential problems, misunderstandings, and disappointments. The post Don’t Misunderstand Sweat Equity appeared first on Gust.

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Founder Spotlight – Harnessing Technology to Ease the Stress of Airport Security with Flippit

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Richard Cacciato & Natalie Yates are not only startup co-founders but have known each other since college, are married and have worked together for many years. Today, they are sharing their unique story in their own words about how they came up with their idea, researched and evaluated its viability and successfully launched their business. Their new company Flippit focuses on helping air travelers save their prohibited items rather than surrendering them at security checkpoints.

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5 Things To Do Before Pitching Your Business To Investors

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It is 2023, and the environment for funding has changed drastically in the last few years. What you do before you pitch is even more important than it has been in the past. The post 5 Things To Do Before Pitching Your Business To Investors appeared first on Gust.

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10 Ways To Make Your Funding Pitch More Hard-Hitting

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The average length of a funding pitch to angel investors is ten minutes. Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes. The biggest complaint I hear from fellow investors is that startup founders often talk way too long, and neglect to cover the most relevant points. Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation.

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Build Your Start Up Dream Team

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Starting and building any business other than the very tiniest one-person shop is a complicated task. Thus, the majority of businesses that aspire to become high-growth companies of the future—are launched by a founding team of two, three, or more people. Combining the strengths, insights, experiences, talents, connections, and resources of a few people often gives a new business a greater chance of success than resting entirely on the shoulders of even a highly talented single individual.

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