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Build Predictable Startup Models by Forming an Agency

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It provides the freedom to partner with entrepreneurs and reduce the costs of agency work in exchange for equity in their startup. This allows the studio to retain a larger stake in internally funded startups and gain equity in other startups through partnerships. Agencies Need Well-Defined Procedures for Startup Development.

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Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder

SoCal CTO

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers Technology Roles in Startups Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering? The "Questions" post is probably the most important. If you do not break it down into small pieces, its hard to make progress with part-time resources, freelancers, etc.

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

Altgate

For example, you can barter for a service or you can negotiate payment terms or even equity for service. World class In-house UX is one of the most challenging hires you’ll make. Having managed a lot of software development both local and offshore, this is a topic I plan to write more on. To that I say baloney.

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Recruiting Startup Engineers | Femgineer

femgineer.com

If you’re a founder who is still trying to grasp the product roadmap and create a company vision its probably not a good time to hire an engineer. We engineers know that need to be agile in a startup and be able to scrap code and rebuild, but want we don’t want is to have a founder who manic or aimless.

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When You Should Hire a Dev Shop (other than “never”)

bhargreaves.com

Most disturbingly, I’ve occasionally found myself agreeing with an entrepreneur’s decision to hire a development shop to build their product. Development shops who work for $100+/hour and take no equity are poor partners in a startup. You probably aren’t the best person to hire and manage a developer.

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Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business)

Startup Lessons Learned

There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about gender equity in the high-tech and entrepreneurship worlds lately. Even if men have an innate advantage at software development, the gap would have to be massive in order to explain why startup after startup has an all-male team. This is a good thing. (I

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Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup

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How can I go about looking for a (very) good programmer willing to do this as sweat equity? In the process of gathering feedback, you’re beginning to develop a network of advisers and supporters. You can find a technologist to join you as a partner, for half of the company’s equity. So you see my dilemma.