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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? Did they have a Weak Development Team ? Understand where they were in terms of being able to pay or was this equity-only (sweat equity only). He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers. There are cases where I will do equity-only deals.

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How To Survive The Loss Of A Main Customer

YoungUpstarts

The loss of these major customers can have a dramatic impact on both internal (employees) and external contributors (investors). Conduct a post-action review. If the company has employees, by implicating the entire team, each member can obtain a clear view of the process and contribute to future fixes and enhancements.

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How to pick a co-founder

venturehacks.com

The best sellers can sell to customers, partners, investors, and employees. Breakups are hard If you’re going to fall out with your co-founder, do it early, recover the equity into the option pool to keep the company going, and recruit someone else great to fill the missing slot. Read some fun reviews of this site.

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Finding Your Co-Founders

techcrunch.com

However, nowhere has as many real estate agents, lawyers, accountants, landlords, employees, co-founders, mentors, and VCs all steeped in startup culture as does Silicon Valley. Honestly assess your own strengths and weaknesses thoroughly. The ecosystem is just hard to beat. And how do you do this?

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

They log in to translate the documents, one at a time, marking each finished when done, which sends the file back to the company for review.” Also important: Only go for providers who have great reviews from many past customers. Decline bids from providers without many great reviews. The translator rejects or approves.