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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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A good mentor is someone who has been part of the startup community themselves – someone who has a realistic understanding of some of the basic dos and don’ts of starting up. No lying 3 Pitch the technical puzzles attempting to solve 99.9999% of non-technical founders/co-founders get 2 out of 3 of these points wrong. Thanks Scott F.

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Finding Your Co-Founders

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Just make sure to not violate any non-competes, etc, in the process! Other cities like New York, Boston, Seattle, LA and Austin TX also have pretty strong startup communities. SVASE or Founder Dating in Silicon Valley, First Tuesday in London and Hackers and Founders in New York all come to mind.