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[INTERVIEW] Mark Attanasio, Toronto Financial Services Executive, Managing Partner Of Hillcrest Merchant Partners

YoungUpstarts

It’s taken the Toronto executive from the world of Big 3 Accounting (as a CPA with PricewaterhouseCoopers in his early career) to Investment Banking(National Bank Financial) and capital markets (co-founding Eight Capital after leading the management buyout of Dundee Capital Markets). Some specialize in one arena, like green technology.

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How We Fight – Cofounders in Love and War

Steve Blank

I often get asked about finding cofounders and I usually give the standard list of characteristics of what I look for in a founder. And I emphasize the value of a founding team with complementary skills sets – i.e. the hacker/hustler/designer cofounder archetype for web/mobile apps. So I asked her to write a guest post.

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Finding The Perfect Startup Co-Founder

ReadWriteStart

Legendary partners all. That’s when you need that “perfect partner.” Finding that ideal startup partner can be as elusive as finding a compatible mate. Kaviani co-founded CoFoundersLab less than tw Shahab o years ago with the aim of bringing entrepreneurs together to launch startups. Adam and Eve. Sonny and Cher.

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Finding The Perfect Startup Co-Founder

ReadWriteStart

Legendary partners all. That’s when you need that “perfect partner.” Finding that ideal startup partner can be as elusive as finding a compatible mate. Kaviani co-founded CoFoundersLab less than two years ago with the aim of bringing entrepreneurs together to launch startups. EDGE : Not everyone needs a co-founder.

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SXSW Startups: Boost Biomes

Austin Startup

Boost Biomes CEO and co-founder Jamie Bacher The Forrest Four-Cast: March 5, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. It was a great accomplishment; the ponds were a beautiful green with algae.

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A Question About Risk That Founders Forget to Ask VCs

Hunter Walker

Here’s a question I recommend founders ask Seed or Series A VCs during their fundraising: “What’s a risk you’re more comfortable with than the average VC?” Here are two: We’re more comfortable with certain types of founder risk (first time, non-traditional) than some funds.

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Three Customer Discovery Tips For Building An Innovative Company

YoungUpstarts

by Joanna Malaczynski, founder of DESi. Pete Girard, Co-Founder of Toxnot, can attest to the importance of this. Charles Dimmler, Co-Founder of Checkerspot, understand this process. Approach Customers as Potential Business Partners. They can also be your best business partners.

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