Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ Ten Steps in Choosing the Right Startup Partner ”. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard. Yesterday, Michael Pope posted an article titled Technical Cofounders Are a Myth. He begins by explaining how he arrived at his conclusion: I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder – a software engineer who works for no cash – to help me build my dream website.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

A week ago I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ How to Select an Ideal Startup Co-Founder ”. In this article, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. Marty Zwilling.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. An Internet entrepreneur needs a website. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. Captain Recruiter. Real Advice. No Nonsense.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

1- I credit my co-founder. I credit my co-founder Eric Frothingham with coming up with our name. So we decided to create our own JASP tag to define that new generation of engineers and entrepreneurs aiming to transform the world. Having a brand behind a strong title can make all the difference in the world. #1-

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. From there, I became the first non-founder employee at an e-commerce startup called BITSource, which was the first electronic software distributor delivering electronic volume software licenses to corporations. Tell me a bit about your background.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2020

When I started my consulting business, I was fortunate enough to have a mentor who guided me, and the best advice she gave me was to name my company something about myself, but not my actual name. Thus came JVT Media, I added the Media to make it sound all technological and whatnot. Thanks to Kerry Roberts, Everipe ! #8-

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Or riding a crazy party bus and sitting next to Aaron Batalion the co-founder & CTO of Living Social. Office Space. I always love visiting companies because you can tell so much about the character of the company by spending time in their offices. Entrepreneur Dinners. Nom nom nom. The Haimish factor.

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Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

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thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Office Space. Virtual Office. How to Divide Equity to Startup Founders, Advisors, and Employees. The part that I’d like to zero in on is when you’ve got a high growth company what are some of the best practices out there to distribute equity to the founders, advisors, and employees? Equity for Founders.

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The Next Web

JULY 7, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Ezeep CEO and co-founder Sascha Kellert. I think it’s misleading to founders to pick outliers like these and then tie the two together. A new definition. When I was a teenager I desperately wanted to become a management consultant. Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion'

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www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

ENTREPRENEURS. But Seattle entrepreneur Aaron Roberts, a former engineer… Read More. Join Corum Group President Nat Burgess at the offices of Davis Wright Tremaine on July 18. Get the education you need at the definitive Tech M&A conference, July 18. IT staffing, consulting and software development services.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Examples of this are well-known, and (in my definition) include any product that causes new customers to sign up as a necessary side-effect of existing customers normal usage: Facebook, Myspace, AIM/ICQ, Hotmail, Paypal. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Bring your questions.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

It is the first in a series of posts he’s writing about the decisions a young entrepreneur needs to make when she/he is first starting a business. One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. and Google.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

As a last disclaimer, please consult the definition of the word hacker if youre not familiar with the controversies surrounding that term.) Its common to find a hacker at the heart of almost any successful technology company. Hire a CTO or VP Engineering. Suffice to say, most of the hackers Ive known have been men.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Non-Technical Co-Founders Co-Founders Technical Co-founders Finding Co-Founders Startups & "How Important Are Ideas?" " Web Development Startups Solo Founders I am a creative guy with a startup idea.

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www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Home About Contact Home About Contact The Metamorphosis Becoming an Entrepreneur, by Matt Mireles Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder I started SpeakerText in October 2008 during the financial apocalypse. And I’m definitely a nobody. You need a Co-Founder, not an Engineering Bitch. Tiny, contracting market.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

Although this was annoying for sysadmins, security consultants, and language purists (and for those who had proprietary modules that couldnt be bundled), it was a huge boon for developers. In my role as a CTO, Ive always tried to choose the right tool for the right job. I am CTO of a SaaS vendor, and we use PHP.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Some will definitely go bad. trav (2010-06-19) # This is GPS for would-be web entrepreneurs lost in a sea of ideas with no sailors to steer their imaginary ship. Weve built Sandcastle specifically for an entrepreneur with an idea, who is not a developer. Sandcastle is a software development service for entrepreneurs.

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