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The evolution of early stage investing in the UK

The Equity Kicker

We see this all the time at Forward Partners where we invest right from the idea stage and most of the companies get a first version of their product live for less than £30k (that generally includes founder salaries and time spent doing customer research). Forward Partners and Crowdcube are both attacking elements of these problems.

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How and Where to Write About Technology in Your Business Plan

Up and Running

I’ll join in the due diligence for my angel group, test for myself, and develop my informed opinion. The detailed look at the technology comes during due diligence, not in the plan or during the pitch. It’s reviewed and revised frequently. Technology in business planning for owners and managers.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

If you want to serve enterprise customers,NET is one of the best ways to do that and do it well. The tools which you find restrictive I consider a huge timesaver (which paying customers tend to appreciate)… they allow me to rapidly prototype and get solutions to customers. The rest of us have some fine dining to enjoy.

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