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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. That died with waterfall software development. Ditto for enterprise software companies. Usually in a tech / software startup 70-80% of your costs will be people.

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Anatomy of an Innovation-friendly School

This is going to be BIG.

They netted more on that deal than Fordham has in it's whole endowment (but still, go Rams!). If anything, the business school students need to figure out what their value add is to a design or software development student. University research is a big business for many schools.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

I have to say that it has netted far more than I would have thought. You may want to check out the Q&A ("Answers") section inside LinkedIn. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo.

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Thoughts on being a startup in Chicago: 3 tips for entrepreneurs

crowdSPRING Blog

For instance, the pool of software developers is not as deep here as it is in Silicon Valley, and finding the right people, with the right skill-set can be daunting.

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Calculating Risk

Reid Hoffman

This is why top venture capital firms like Greylock and others are actively investing, especially at the seed and Series A stages. The first thought is that if (and this is a big “if”) you’re able to survive all the landmines that the pandemic and other tribulations have strewn across the landscape, you’ll emerge with less competition.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

When I decided I wanted to start a company, I realized that I needed to pick up certain skills first, like product management, knowledge of online services, and a practical understanding of commercial software development. The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

When I decided I wanted to start a company, I realized that I needed to pick up certain skills first, like product management, knowledge of online services, and a practical understanding of commercial software development. The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net.