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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

Tech Events / Meetups - In Los Angeles, There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. A great post by Elizabeth Knopf , FounderDating: How I Found My Co-Founder where she breaks down the process much like how you think about a sales process. Ask them about your concept.

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The Perils of Founder Fighting

Both Sides of the Table

– while the other might want a quick sale and pocket some bucks while the tech market is hot. One founder wanted to keep their salaries very low to show solidarity with investors knowing that the business wasn’t working – the other fight financially strapped and didn’t want to make the sacrifice.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

By 2006 he had received proper authorization to move back to the US to join a company in the town I grew up in: Sacramento, California. I’d also double the salaries of all highly qualified math and science teachers, staple green cards to the diplomas of foreign students who graduate from any U.S. The world’s best brains are on sale.

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Ardent 1: Supercomputers Get Personal

Steve Blank

I had last been in Chapel Hill on a winter’s day in 1986, traveling with the VP of Sales of our new supercomputer startup, Ardent. My ex-boss was going to be the VP of Engineering and I would report to the CEO whose marketing acumen and sales instincts seemed at the time to be telepathic and sense of theater was legend.

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Everything You Need To Know About Locksmith Career Options

YoungUpstarts

Real estate companies may hire you for re-keying or installing new locks on residential properties for sale. Once they will accumulate more experience, their salary will increase, reaching more than $41,000 on average. This could round up the salary incomes. As a beginner, you can expect the minimum wage.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

5- Tired being a salaried individual. I started my own business as I didn’t enjoy being a salaried individual who lived from one payroll to another. One was the realization of what I was really good at doing – helping organizations with starting and/or fixing their sales operation. 29- Use auto sales.

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What eCommerce Startups Need to Know About Online Sales Tax

Up and Running

As a business owner, you will probably be required to pay estimated taxes, unless you receive a salary and have taxes withheld on your behalf. Estimated taxes are separate from sales tax and employment taxes. You need to be familiar with rules for sales tax on internet sales and penalties for not collecting it.