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Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard

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Twelve months into my startup journey I had four half-built websites that had been built by my four ex-technical co-founders. What makes software engineers different in the startup world is that they have the requisite skills to hack together an idea on their own if they so choose.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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Do You Need a Business Plan? Scientific Research Says Yes

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With the help of my friend Jeff, from the University of Oregon, I’ve been looking at academic research on business planning—the actual science around planning and how it impacts both startups and existing businesses. It seems like most advice on starting a business includes writing a business plan as a necessary step in the startup process.

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Business Planning Makes You More Successful, and We’ve Got the Science to Prove It

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Over the past few months, with the help of my friend Jeff, from the University of Oregon, I’ve been looking at academic research on business planning—the actual science around planning and how it impacts both startups and existing businesses. See Also Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. doi: 10.1007/s11187-011-9355-2.