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Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard

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Certainly using techniques such as customer development (www.custdev.com) and lean startup (minimum viable product) can help go a long way to giving the tech co-founder some early payback in terms of whether there will be any traction in the idea and reduce their inital involvment to get to prototype stage.

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Busted or Confirmed? 3 Common Myths About Starting A Business

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When Larry and Sergey first began BackRub (which would eventually become Google), they didn’t run to a venture capital firm or angel investor. It was only in 1998 when Andy Bechtolsheim invested $100,000 in Google, Inc. Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet. image credit: Paul Cross.

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How to Start a Travel Agency

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Are you seeking a loan or investment from an angel investor or venture capital firm? A lean business plan would be a perfect fit for your business. A lean business plan would be a perfect fit for your business. Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. A Standard Business Plan Outline.