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Finding Your Co-Founders

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The number one question you all asked after reading my last blog post about starting a business from scratch was “how do I find my co-founders?&# And therein lies the problem in finding co-founders for that startup you’re dying to launch. Having trouble meeting folks you think would be good co-founders?

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30 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks for Staying Motivated

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A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking alone. Thanks to Jared Floyd, Ajax Creative ! #23- Being the founder of Urban Organic Yield and a gardening expert, I find immense joy in seeing a seed transform into a blooming plant.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

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All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. The result is that many venture capital firms are now making smaller angel investments in an attempt to get close with startup founders that are likely to raise bigger funding rounds later on. Angel rounds also tend to close quicker.

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LinkedIn Explores What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Droid X Feature Comparison [INFOGRAPHIC] iPad By the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC] LinkedIn Explores What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur [INFOGRAPHIC] September 1, 2011 by Ben Parr 15 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share Where does the ideal startup founder come from? Have an account? Whom is he or she connected to?

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. Have an account? But a new angel fund is hoping that they’ll do the same in exchange for engineering talent.

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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets

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Also consider an area for its potential business partners (software integrators, resellers, etc.) Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. BonitaSoft has offices in France, the U.S. All Rights Reserved.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. The result is that many venture capital firms are now making smaller angel investments in an attempt to get close with startup founders that are likely to raise bigger funding rounds later on. Angel rounds also tend to close quicker.