Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. One that is powered by three drivers, each of which is a part of a major trend: The use of platforms enabled by open source and free software. What are the characteristics of a lean startup?

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Lean San Francisco Startup Continuous Deployment 168

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source&# equity seed financing documents: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents (by Cooley). Y Combinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents (by WSGR).

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2010

I mean, they spend all sorts of pro-bono hours contributing to open source projects, right? No, it wasn’t how good my angel investors were or how much I could afford to pay her. Tried RPI, Cornell, Boston, or DC yet? 3 Build up relationships beforehand. When I hired Hilary Mason, I had an unfair advantage.

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Hiring Venture Capital DC Angel Investor 105