SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Understand where they were in terms of being able to pay or was this equity-only (sweat equity only). Unless you are a co-founder of the startup, a developer is probably not going to do all that well working on sweat equity alone. How To Find A Programmer To Build Your Startup Idea Another option is sweat equity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down. With one of the many new tools , and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2020

It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down. With one of the many new tools , and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Here are a few perspectives on the topic of finding technical cofounders: In Building a sweat equity team , Joel on Software tells us: You simply need to network. Hire a Product Design Lead First Nailing that elusive technical co-founder Go to user groups. Go to tech (or other relevant industry) events.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2016

It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down. With one of the new free tools and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services.

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The Startup Toolkit

AUGUST 29, 2012

But they also need to see a product team , and hiring someone to build your version 1 does not bring you any closer to finding a team. So is there ever a time when it’s wise to hire out your prototype? For example, if you are a service business that has a website, hiring out version 1 makes perfect sense.

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Up and Running

APRIL 10, 2019

Many businesses will hire recruiting and onboarding agencies to find employees for their burgeoning digital marketing agency, but if you’re going to build an agency without funding then you need to be doing this yourself. When you’re ready, you can hire the right people for the culture that you create around your business.

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