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Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard

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He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. He picked engineers who were technically-driven but not entrepreneurially-driven. He picked engineers who weren’t comfortable taking risks as great as he wanted to take.

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Lessons Learned: Lean hiring tips

Startup Lessons Learned

Almost all of it is in one giant fixed-cost bucket: salaries. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? I want to talk specifics, and when you come right down to it, most technology startups dont have a very interesting cost structure.

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