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Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard

rob.by

Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard. Yesterday, Michael Pope posted an article titled Technical Cofounders Are a Myth. He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. Tuesday, August 17, 2010.

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Why Founders Should Know How to Code

Steve Blank

As the farm fields flew by on the interstate I listened as Dave described how he translated his vision into a series of hypotheses and mapped them onto a business model canvas. neither you nor your cofounder can code and you’re building a mobile app? Customer Discovery. It takes weeks to make even a simple change.”.

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MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shec.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Our categorization is not a technical one. This structure allows for alignment on the front end, and real-time flexibility for performance metrics,” says Samira Salman , a family office investor and advisor. . Typical business stage. An already proven business model and its already valuable assets. Cash collateral.

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Shark Tank Season 4 week 4 breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

The founders were very sympathetic; a man, laid off from his job, and his very pregnant wife, who sold their house and investing $150k into the business and are working hard to make a go of it. At this point, the very pregnant cofounder was weeping. Daymond offered to be an advisor. in 2012 sales and $2M in income.

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Picking Ventures: Part 2 - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

Growth generated by market demand and sales can be very complex.  Mike Markulla came with the first investments - as a cofounder -- because investors felt the company needed leadership that could attract talent to be able to grow and he brought in Scott. Growth generated by market demand and sales can be very complex.

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Do You Need to Be a Developer to Found a Web Startup?

thenetsetter.com

Collis Taeed 16th March Business Models 9 Comments One of the best sources of information on startups is the obscenely talented Paul Graham who has written a wealth of essays on the subject. Are you inventing new technical solutions to a problem? In other words you are outsourcing the technical aspects of your startup.

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