sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? Say, “We are hiring a developer to create only the beginning of an application.

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CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

You are now entering the rollout stage , with money required for marketing, hiring a full-time team, and a production process. At this point, most Angel investors and a few early-stage VCs will be happy to talk, assuming you have the business model validated, and a large opportunity. Congratulations!

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

‘Starting a business’ really only comes down to figuring out your business idea ; doing your paperwork; and sorting out the money. Given the number of funding resources available today, you shouldn’t have too much of a problem getting that initial start-up cash, especially if you focus on a lean business model or MVP route to market.

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Elevator Pitch Software Review SBA Business Plan 166

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Yet, investors and analysts demand it. If you can prove a business model, traction, and potential for a tremendous scale with the right backing, you could be a ripe target to be acquired. . Often it is just far cheaper to buy it, than to spend all the time and money to try and find and lure and hire and train it.

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Intellectual Property IP Acquisition Startup 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

You are now entering the rollout stage , with money required for marketing, hiring a full-time team, and a production process. At this point, most Angel investors and a few early-stage VCs will be happy to talk, assuming you have the business model validated, and a large opportunity. Congratulations!

Angel Investor 232

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

You are now entering the rollout stage , with money required for marketing, hiring a full-time team, and a production process. At this point, most Angel investors and a few early-stage VCs will be happy to talk, assuming you have the business model validated, and a large opportunity. Congratulations!

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

You and your team must know how to think about problems from new angles and adapt to changing market and customer demands. For example, having flexible work hours means you can hire talented candidates from different time zones, which will increase your productivity while keeping the costs down.

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SBIR Startup Artificial Inteligence Intellectual Property 73

Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

It was a challenge to convince companies to think past the traditional method of hiring consultants or researchers to test user experience: At first I tried to call business and enterprises. No MBA business model would ever come out with, “Hey we’re going to go target the academics.” We bootstrapped it.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

It was a challenge to convince companies to think past the traditional method of hiring consultants or researchers to test user experience: At first I tried to call business and enterprises. No MBA business model would ever come out with, “Hey we’re going to go target the academics.” We bootstrapped it.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder New York City Entrepreneur New York 120

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

A new system might be subject to delays, especially if demand from other breweries is high, but you’ll be able to design to your needs and specifications, and you’ll have support when issues arise (and they will). Friends and family are the most common backers, and many startups bootstrap. Do they have access to contingency capital?

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Most small businesses and startups that are looking to grow— hire a new employee , or buy a new piece of equipment, or open a new location —need to think hard about cash flow, or making sure they have enough money in the bank to meet payroll and other financial obligations. Hire the right team.

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Oregon Jordan Software Review Distribution 24

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Smart teams understand quickly that all three skills are essential - if you can't recognize the need, you won't be able to hire for it or value it. are just emerging for business people (customer development, business model generation,). Spencer Fry , Founder of two bootstrapped companies.

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Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51

venturebeat.com

MARCH 8, 2011

You can’t answer emails during normal business hours. You can’t afford to hire three developers to add features and bugs. Embrace slow growth – We all have dreams of stratospheric growth, but it’s not a “plan,&# especially not for a business you’re running in your spare time.

Software Review 41

Software Review Startup Technical Review Mobile 41

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Inevitably, the excuses begin: I need to hire people to build the product. The business person can take all the meetings while the technical folks work on making the product better. In my neck of the woods programmers are hired guns at first year in college. recently hired Daniel Clemens as COO. No phone system.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

You need to get your personal debt under control and the reason why is because you’re probably going to need to use that credit capacity in the early years of your business. Most people who bootstrap their business do it on their personal credit card and if yours are maxed out from the day you start your business you’re going nowhere fast.

Social Media 60

Social Media Small Business Software Review Technical Review 60

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 8, 2012

Jared: Yeah, I think initially the real focus of Padseeker is going to be an on-demand solution to create a website for property management. Jason: I don’t know what “on-demand solution” means. Let’s just for now go with this Craigslist assumption, because at least it’s a business. You mean website?

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API Software Review Hosting Technical Review 220

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Design/Front End: Twitter Bootstrap : Include this in your website, and you are half finished. on demand billing and fraud management. find/hire freelancers. hire low-cost international engineering talent. outsourcing for small business. VWorker -Â find/hire freelancers. broken vc model. Eventbrite.

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