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Nailing that elusive technical co-founder

www.kernelmag.com

The Scene Developers Nailing that elusive technical co-founder. Wednesday, 21 December 2011. Just last week, start-up supremo Naval Ravikant of AngelList wrote how the “oversupply” of founders starting companies is making it harder to hire for the average startup. Are there any ‘Founders Dating’ events coming up?”.

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New Web Order - Finding a Technical Co-Founder

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Finding a Technical Co-Founder. In the recent weeks, I have also had no less than three people email me and ask about finding a technical co-founder, which has also been a very frequent topic on the Hacker News forums. This can often lead to introductions to suitable people, or into networks where you can find a technical co-founder.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. I learned something: technical co-founders are a myth. Captain Recruiter. Real Advice. No Nonsense.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

mashable.com

Today, CTOs are multi-taskers that aren’t just coders locked in some basement — they play a vital role in a tech company’s strategic plan and growth. I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs what fledging tech startups should be looking for in a CTO hire to ensure founders get the right person for the job.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. We announced Fund I in 2011. We handed our offices over to our friends at General Assembly , who now use the space to train LA’s next generation of coders. Companies were getting funded more easily and many more companies were actually being created.

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Hazards of Hiring

www.ericsink.com

If you are the founder or "chief geek" in your small ISV, take a careful, honest, and objective look at yourself. It really is true that the best coders are gifted with an aptitude. They are perhaps ten times more productive than average coders. Granted, a lot of these coders are driven purely out of hatred for Microsoft.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

Who Uses a Consulting CTO I’m going to focus on the needs of the founders of startup companies: Founders of startups use a consulting CTO when they have business vision but limited knowledge of the technology needed to launch their company. Increasingly, people who were only available as full-time, equity-position founders or [.]