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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

I've talked about that in lots of other posts, so you can visit some of these to help determine what you specifically need: Startup CTO or Developer Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything Key ingredients in the equation are: How complex is the system? Refine your elevator pitch.

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Building a sweat equity team

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where I can learn about how to build a sweat equity team? Rather, it is a proposal for sweat-equity investors. In particular, I want to bring on a full-time marketing person, and a full-time developer. Equity partners need to have a hand in guiding the enterprise. Refine your elevator pitch.