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Finding Your Co-Founders

techcrunch.com

The number one question you all asked after reading my last blog post about starting a business from scratch was “how do I find my co-founders?&# And therein lies the problem in finding co-founders for that startup you’re dying to launch. Having trouble meeting folks you think would be good co-founders?

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Why Uber is The Revenge of the Founders

Steve Blank

Why do these founders get to stay around? Because the balance of power has dramatically shifted from investors to founders. VCs competing for unicorn investments have given founders control of the board. A pre-IPO board usually had two founders, two VCs and one “independent” member. Technology Cycles Measured in Years.

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Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

The Startup Magazine

At the pre-seed stage, when the creator has a concept, the founder’s background, educational qualifications, domain experience, previous ventures, market size, and the complimentary talents brought by the cofounders are some of the most critical variables to consider before investing in a startup.

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Go global or grow local? The Kiwi startup quandary

NZ Entrepreneur

In 2014 Niesh co-founder, Jae Yoo, now 26, had $10 in his bank account, and had to choose between printing past papers for exam study, or feeding himself. Niesh worked with ecentre, the startup business incubator at Massey University, as part of the Sprint Launch programme, focusing on growth through customer acquisition.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 32: Evangelos Simoudis and Ashok Srivastava

Steve Blank

The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Evangelos Simoudis’ is the founder and managing director of Synapse Partners. Tune in Thursday at 1 pm PT, 4 pm ET on Sirius XM Channel 111. Evangelos : Yes.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 8: Phil Randazzo and Derek Andersen

Steve Blank

Both of these traits made all the difference for the two latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. Phil Randazzo , is the founder of American Dream U , a national entrepreneurship and coaching program that helps transitioning soldiers find work or start their own business. Phil Randazzo.

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Episode 5 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Pete Newell, John Kuhn, Matt Weingart, Takashi Tsutsmi and Masato Iino

Steve Blank

My guests this past week on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Pete Newell , managing partner of BMNT Partners. Takashi Tsutsumi and Masato Iino , founders of Learning Entrepreneur’s Lab in Japan. John Kuhn , who works at BMNT Partners. Listen to my entire chat with John.

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