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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

In my view, the very fact that they feel that the technical development of a web startup is only worth a couple percent speaks volumes. These “startups” are almost always mostly-non-technical founders offering 1-2% premoney for a “lead developer” position. That’s a pretty common experience.

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Ways to bootstrap a startup: “working in waves”

joel.is

Lessons shared by Joel Gascoigne , a fledgling entrepreneur and contract web developer currently based in Birmingham, UK. Lessons shared by Joel Gascoigne , a fledgling entrepreneur and contract web developer currently based in Birmingham, UK. I’d like to share some of my reflections on how to bootstrap a startup from zero funds.

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The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo (and a call for help)

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 9, 2009 The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo (and a call for help) Ive been asked to speak this year at the Web 2.0 It uses principles of agile software development, open source and web 2.0, Im especially interested in hearing from those of you who are planning to attend the Web 2.0

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6 Places to find Web Design Inspiration

The Startup Magazine

These days people want, and can obtain immediate information at their fingertips on their smartphone so making sure that your web design is conducive to mobile use is also imperative. So, how does one obtain the best web design information so that they can make sure that their website is trendy while still being professional?

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ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

Professor VC

Bootstrapping 101. I moderated a panel discussion last night on one of my favorite topics, bootstrapping, as part of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship Eminent Speaker Series at San Jose State. They have a standard presentation on bootstrapping, which they present around the country. April 4, 2010 8:34 AM.

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The ultimate guide to bootstrapping hardware startups

The Next Web

In 2010, I started an exploration project based on a common hardware problem: short battery life in mobile devices. This story continues at The Next Web. Adam Benzion founded Entirely, a network for hardware startups. A Microsoft alumni and a hardware entrepreneur, Adam also moderates The Hardware Startup group on LinkedIn.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.

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