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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

It’s interesting that the question is pitch deck’s being obsolete versus business plans being obsolete. So very few investors want Business Plans any more. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest. So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. Are Pitch Decks becoming obsolete?

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Compensating a consultant at start-up phase

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Your business plan starts here. Sample Plans. Sample Business Plans. Sample Marketing Plans. Business Plan Outline. Business Plan Template. Writing a Business Plan. Starting a Business. Financing a Business. Growing a Business. Buying a Business.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. Step 1: Start with a lean plan. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch. How to Write a Traditional Business Plan.

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Reincubate: Blog: Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate)

www.reincubate.com

Contribute to development of primary business plan, with input on focus, costing and approach (platform, build vs. buy, resourcing, hosting strategy, time & cost). Design and maintain a roadmap of projects to meet demanding business objectives, taking advantage of trends and new technology where appropriate. XML sitemap.

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How to Start a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

I think the reason I made such a mystery of business was that I wasdisgusted by the idea of doing it. I wanted to work in the pure, intellectual world of software, not deal with customers mundane problems. Some believe only businesspeople can do this-- that hackers can implement software, but not design it. Thats nonsense.

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16 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Got Into Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

The thrill of formulating an idea for a business, planning the details, jumping into action, and then seeing it take hold – maybe a success, maybe end in losing paper routes – but it was the drug I would never clear from my system. They would eventually take all the routes away telling me that doing this was “UnAmerican”.

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Insane Perseverance in the Face of Complete Resistance

K9 Ventures

A couple of weekends ago, on a whim to teach myself Java I had written up software for hosting chat rooms. But I was a student and buying machines in 1996 was still expensive. I took every single class Jack Thorne taught at the business school. I wrote the business plan for my company as a class project for Jack’s class.

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