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@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

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The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Now, for very early stage companies, you may be thinking, “I don’t have any cash, so outsourcing isn’t an option.&# To that I say baloney.

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How To Find A Programmer To Build Your Startup Idea

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If you post up an ad to an online job board asking for someone to join your very high risk early stage startup company the odds of getting someone who decent are slim to none. Another option is sweat equity. Motivation to work for sweat equity is something else that founders tend to take for granted.

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Can A Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 2

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As a result, local universities here churn out thousands of new graduates each year who can spell Microsoft but understand nothing about proper software engineering. As a result, most people in Malaysia are not familiar with stock options or equity participation. Part 1 How To Evaluate Early-Stage Web 2.0

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ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

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April 4, 2010 8:34 AM. ► 2010. (7). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. They have a standard presentation on bootstrapping, which they present around the country. Post a Comment. Newer Post.

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How Much Equity a Technical Cofounder Should Get - Nathan Hurst's Blog

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This covers one of the most common situations I encounter: For a pre-funding web startup whose team includes only a non-technical cofounder, how much equity should an incoming technical cofounder get? This is an area that varies widely and can significantly impact how much equity a technical cofounder receives (if they take more salary).

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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

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Someone who is egotistical enough to call themselves a rockstar, yet humble enough not to want 99% of the equity? 24 Comments • Nov 8, 2010 I love this answer. Yishan Wong • Nov 8, 2010 lol.if Developer, engineer, CTO, or technical co-founder? Lee Weinberg • Nov 12, 2010 lol. Rockstar v.

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Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder

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We launched in January 2010 after burning through just $4k of cash. Lots of business-y, idea-type people who say they’re looking for a co-founder are, in reality, looking for what is best described as an “engineering bitch.&# Date for a bit, then split the equity. No one funded us. No one was gonna fund us.

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