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10 Secrets of Successful Crowdfunding - From Scott Steinberg

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SS: You have to be strategic because there’s no stealth mode. Brian Fargo, who created Wasteland 2 and [crowdfunded] nearly $3 million, said, “Our software development company all but stopped for three weeks so we could get our ducks in a row.” That’s what you’re competing with.

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Twitter Link Roundup #156 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Start With a Business Model, Not a Business Plan | WSJ – [link]. The danger of waiting to long to find a business model? The Difference Between Stealth Mode and Quiet Mode – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

If you want to build a business that requires software, be prepared to invest a little money. I recently met a junior software developer working for $200/week + room & board at a business geeks house. The business geek needed a working software prototype and the programmer needed experience.