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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community, Sept 2011

Rob Go

Bostinnovation : Great coverage of local startup happenings with a growing network of local writers. Olin College Foundry Program. link] – Not a meetup, but a great mentorship program started by serial CTO Sean Lindsay. Startup Leadership Program – International mentorship program with over 100 startups participating.

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Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get?

techcrunch.com

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011. The Founder Institute is a global network of startups and mentors that helps entrepreneurs launch meaningful and enduring technology companies. 2011 Holiday. Your guide for the best gadget gifts of 2011. Cabulous Raises $8 Million Series A To Expand Mobile Taxi Dispatch Network.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

bizthoughts.mikelee.org

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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May Business Angels Spread Their Wings Over Kenya?

Transformify

Having a great idea is just the beginning, the execution, network, funding and the support are key. The venture aims to empower young people with the knowledge, resources and necessary network that will enable them to start, run and grow a business. Hersman also co-founded Ushahidi, an open source software firm.

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

techcrunch.com

Co-founder Naval Ravikant explains that 18 pilot companies in the program, including Transcriptic, Double Robotics and Tred, received $6.7 Life360, A Family Networking App With More. 2011 Holiday. Your guide for the best gadget gifts of 2011. EA's Internal Memo On The Layoffs. HTC One Review. Upcoming Events.

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Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard

rob.by

He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. Michael’s second problem comes from holding software engineers to an unprecedented standard of business savviness: Most software engineers aren’t business people.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

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. You may get a software engineer to start something for you, but they wont stick with the project when it gets difficult.