SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Here are a few perspectives on the topic of finding technical cofounders: In Building a sweat equity team , Joel on Software tells us: You simply need to network. Hire a Product Design Lead First Nailing that elusive technical co-founder Go to user groups. Go to tech (or other relevant industry) events.

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Up and Running

JULY 10, 2018

Consider writing a Lean Plan , or an abbreviated business plan to help you think through the most important considerations. Here’s a free Lean Planning template you can use to get started. Make sure that you are fully present during the time you designate for being with your kids. Schedule family time on your calendar.

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grasshopperherder.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Piercing the Corporate Veil – Sweat Equity Consulting. But much like becoming a co-founder, getting paid sweat equity is essentially becoming an investor in the company. If you did, why would you be consulting for sweat equity instead of investing as a VC or for yourself? GrasshopperHerder.com.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

As we self-funded on a tiny amount of cash, sweat equity and vision, we also worked in a methodical manner, moving the ball down the field week by week. As a boot-strapped founder aka our biggest investor, one of the things I leaned into uncovering was the unknown. Lean into it. What did our customers think?

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grasshopperherder.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Unless your name is Eric Ries and it’s called “ lean startup.&# (Seriously, you’d be surprised how often this comes up.) …and lastly Don’t Negotiate with Me I’m sure that there are a lot of people who will disagree with me on this because it’s largely a question of corporate culture.

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Up and Running

JUNE 26, 2017

Answering these 11 questions will help your business start off on the right foot and give you a jumpstart on the business planning or Lean Planning process. Mark Cuban has famously said, “Sweat equity is the best startup capital.” How can these values be represented through design and copy? Let’s dive in!

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Don’t exacerbate the issue by needing to figure out how to deal with large equity deadweight on your hands (investors won’t like that the #2 stakeholder is absent, even estranged, from your company). So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders.”.

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