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Finding a Technical Cofounder

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BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. As a technologist he felt the US was “ground zero&# for technology innovation.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

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From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. Second, the debt note requires a fixed due date (or “maturity date”) for repayment of the total amount borrowed, plus interest. Kleiner Perkins Partners With Rock Health To Give Health Tech Startups A Boost.

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5 Infrastructure Tips for Startups

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Click Allow Click Install Now After downloading, Restart Firefox 5 Infrastructure Tips for Startups by Alex on December 18, 2007 · 13 comments Even 5 years ago an approach to infrastructure in a startup would have been different. Ranging from configuration issues to down time, to unresponsiveness of the technical staff.

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May Business Angels Spread Their Wings Over Kenya?

Transformify

The founding of M-Pesa in 2007 inspired many young people to undertake entrepreneurial risks. Kenya has many advantages, including experienced software engineers, healthy early-stage startup community, with good incubator and accelerator support, and enthusiastic and motivated young entrepreneurs. Sam Gichuru CEO at nailab.

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After Raising $6.7M For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies

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From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. First Hands-On With The Incident Tech GTar. HTC One Review. Also on AOL Tech. More on Engadget , TUAW , Joystiq , HuffPost Tech. Leena Rao is currently a Senior Editor for TechCrunch.

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Preparing Websites For The Unexpected | Smashing Mobile

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Prior to the iPhone’s introduction in mid-2007, designers could rely on windows at least 700 pixels wide (if they ignored accessibility). When computers first gained graphical user interfaces, software engineers helped people make the transition from physical offices to digital files with the metaphor of a desktop.

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