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Build Predictable Startup Models by Forming an Agency

ReadWriteStart

Build a Talented Team of Technology and Business Professionals. Being able to hire talented professionals remains a difficult proposition in the current job market, especially when sourcing experienced developers, designers, and project managers. Why It’s Critical to Choose a Modern Software Development Technology.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

It’s a very smartly designed debenture program. If you’re working with early-stage companies you need to be spending quality time with them which means you need to be nearby. Ability To Attract a Pool of Engineers – We know that SF is Mecca for software engineers. Otherwise, good luck!

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Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S

www.geekwire.com

“Despite the industry’s lackluster returns in recent years, there’s still lots of interest in funds that have good track records or are well-situated to take advantage of broad consumer technology trends,” said Zoran Basich, editor of Dow Jones VentureWire. According to the Dow Jones research, 43 early-stage funds raised $3.1

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Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get?

techcrunch.com

Having to invent ad hoc terms to work together, negotiating terms, and throwing money into hiring lawyers can really hamstring the formation of productive founder-advisor relationships — something that can really make or break a startup in its early stages. Company: Founder Institute. Website: fi.co. Launch Date: April 16, 2009.

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Out of the Ashes - Something Isn't Quite Right

Steve Blank

I’m a software engineer by trade, so I’m always interested in some better way to do things, whether they are in software or in business processes or organizations. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. We’ve managed startups like this forever; there is no other way to manage them.” Would you mind sharing them?

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Mentoring the mentors: Advice and inspiration for startup mentors

siliconflorist.com

13) Portland startups at an “Early Stage”: Start-Ups: Silicon Valley, it ain’t (and that’s awesome) (0). Senior Systems Engineer. Front-End Engineer. Distributed Systems Software Engineer. UI Designer. Platform Software Developer. Software Cloud Engineer III.

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Is #NewYork the Next Startup Land of Oz?

Scalable Startup

A few things have happened recently to cause me to look a little closer at NY for the next amazing companies in Internet technology. There is a highly under-known fact in the software engineering world – many of the best developers and architects are not in Silicon Valley, but in the New York metro area.