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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

The bad news is that Finding Developers is Tough Here in Los Angeles and even people willing to pay have a hard time finding Web Development in Los Angeles. Tech Events / Meetups - In Los Angeles, There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. Go to user groups.

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How to Start a Small Web Design Firm

Up and Running

This is the perfect time to impress people with your elevator pitch , which is what you use to show potential clients how you can help their business and the reasons they should hire you. Start networking. It’s all about interacting with other web designers, connecting with potential clients, and gaining referrals.

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Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret

cdixon.org

Even if your idea gets in the wrong hands, they will probably just get the high level “elevator pitch” which isn’t worth much anyways. Hopefully by that time you’ve developed the idea much further and in much greater detail – by talking to as many people as possible.

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Business Startup Tools: A Curated List of Our Favorite Tools and Resources to Build Your Company

Up and Running

The services and prices are fairly similar and they do have a visual website builder if that’s something you need. Elevator pitches and pitch decks. It’s simple and can create images that will work on all social networks. NameCheap : You’ll find some of the lowest domain name registration prices here.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: From Nothing To Something.

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7 Common Mistakes Startups Make on Accelerator Program Applications

mashable.com

That’s one of the things we might develop during the summer program. Winging the 60-Second Pitch We’ve all heard of the elevator pitch , but last year, when asked to produce it, only two succeeded in delivering one in under a minute, and that’s among the select three dozen startups invited to do in-person interviews.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Website/Blogging. Social networking. Mobile Tools: If you are a web developer, you donâ??t Elevator Pitches. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. Web Development Tools. Mailing lists/groups. Google Groups. Forms/Surveys. Google Forms. Survey Monkey.