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Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 1, 2023
I always tell entrepreneurs that two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a cofounder or two. Giving a cofounder a salary won’t get you the “fire in the belly” you want. Each cofounder should get equity for value, based on these key variables: Lived a key role in a previous startup.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 9, 2020
I always tell entrepreneurs that two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a co-founder or two. Your idea is not intellectual property yet, so it has no inherent value. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Key to required patents or trade secrets.
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
I always tell entrepreneurs that two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a co-founder or two. Your idea is not intellectual property yet, so it has no inherent value. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Key to required patents or trade secrets.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 25, 2018
Now is the time to be an entrepreneur and create a business from your passion. The cost of rolling out a business has never been lower – it only takes a few hundred dollars to incorporate a Limited Liability Corp (LLC) online, create your own website, use social media to get attention, and you are in business.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 4, 2014
Your idea is not intellectual property yet, so it has no inherent value. Investors may not be called co-founders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 25, 2017
In case you haven’t noticed it, the rapid evolution of do-it-yourself (DIY) facilities for developers, including 3-D printers, SketchUp and makerspaces such as TechShop , have scaled down the cost of prototypes and hardware design by an order of magnitude. Quick low-cost design and fabrication alternatives are extremely valuable.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 24, 2016
I always tell entrepreneurs that two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a co-founder or two. Your idea is not intellectual property yet, so it has no inherent value. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Key to required patents or trade secrets.
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