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| Page 1 of 117 | Previous | Next | INSTIGATOR BLOG OCTOBER 21, 2010 Founder DNA – How Investors Evaluate Startup Founders Having said that, when we talk about founders and startups we often think of it as something intrinsic to the people, something inside them, built into their very beings. In this case, I’ll use the phrase “Founder DNA&# (borrowed from Raymond Luk ). For starters, it’s expected that all founders are passionate. | FELD THOUGHTS MAY 6, 2012 Book: The Founder’s Dilemmas The Founder’s Dilemmas by Noam Wasserman is another book that belongs on every entrepreneur’s bookshelf. The Founder’s Dilemmas was the first. I’ve never seen a book before that was particularly helpful – to a founder – about the wide range of issues a founder will face. | | | | | |
| | | | THE STARTUP TOOLKIT JULY 20, 2012 78 questions for founders Have you let your co-founders down? If I were to honestly report my weaknesses, failures, and shortcomings as a founder, would that make you more or less likely to work with me in the future? FoundersWhat are you working on? How far along are you? How’s it going? How did you spend your time today? Why not? Your investors? | FELD THOUGHTS AUGUST 22, 2012 Founder Market Fit ” But my post yesterday about The Power of Passion When Starting Your Company was about “founder market fit.” ” And I’ve come to believe that – especially among first time entrepreneurs – founder market fit is much more important than product market fit at the inception of the company. It is. | | | | | | | |
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VINICIUS VACANTI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 Can't Find a Technical Co-Founder? Do It Yourself
This is the first part of a series on becoming your own technical co- founder. In 2008, we couldn’t find a technical co- founder for Yipit. I’m writing about how I became our technical co- founder. Disclaimer: If you know a great technical co- founder that wants to work with you, join them. We Were Screwed. MORE >> -
VINICIUS VACANTI | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 Guide to Finding a Technical Co-Founder
Steve Job's Technical Co- Founder. just need to find a technical co- founder.&# write this post to put you out of your miserable technical co- founder search and give you some realistic options. The Challenge of Finding a Technical Co- Founder. Here are your options for finding a technical co- founder. What We Did. MORE >> - The Co-Founder Mythology
covered what I call “the co- founder mythology.&# Either you’re not technical and you think you need a technical co- founder or vice-versa. It is increasingly popular to have “ founder dating&# or “startup weekend hackathons&# of some variety or the other. Hire your co- founder. Even 40%. Who gets 30%? MORE >> -
HIGH CONTRAST | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010 Startup Founder Agreements
Simeon, can you tell us how you structure ownership and control so you can fire your co- founders if necessary? The first part will dispel some myths, address the lifecycle of founder agreements and the key compensation and control parameters in them. Let’s start by dispelling some myths: There is a standard founder agreement. MORE >> -
THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013  3 rules for new founders
FoundersLean is good for companies but bad for people. It doesn’t help with that potentially lengthy period when you’re still trying to find an idea with legs and don’t yet have funding or revenue. Here’s how I’ve been handling that bit: Protect your downside. Work on whatever’s interesting. Tell people how it went. MORE >>
- Issues with Equity Misalignment ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013
- Founders Agreements VC READY BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
- The Hustler INSTIGATOR BLOG | FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012
- How to Protect Your Startup Founder’s Shares STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2013
- Small team? Fix your life with a non-virtual assistant THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2011
- 7 Co-Founder Strategies That Can Be Very Painful STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012
- Unfair advantages grow from irrational habits THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012
- Paths to $5M for a startup founder GABRIEL WEINBERG | SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010
- Founder Agreements – Vesting, Vesting and more Vesting HIGH CONTRAST | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010
- For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One GUST | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
- founders@yourcompanyname.com FELD THOUGHTS | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011
- Outsourcing 101 for Startup Founders 47 HATS | THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
- What is Class F common stock? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009
- Founder Institute This Summer in Colorado FELD THOUGHTS | SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2011
- It All Changes When the Founder Drives a Porsche LEARN TO DUCK | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010
- The Founders – Season Three FELD THOUGHTS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012
- How To Allocate Founder and Employee Equity A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011
- Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013
- Abstraction makes us stupid at business THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- It’s the CEO’s job to email the first 1000 signups THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2011
- My dad taught me cashflow with a soda machine THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2011
- Founder Labs in New York This Summer FELD THOUGHTS | SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2011
- Vision versus Hallucination – Founders and Pivots STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012
- How much equity do I give an advisor? What do they give me? THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012
- Find and Talk to other Startup Founders of Similar Startups SOCAL CTO | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012
- Nine Bad Behaviors of Struggling Startup Founders STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011
- Volunteer for the Founder Conference FAIRSOFTWARE'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011
- Stress THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
- Ten Founder Success Factors – And a Few Surprises STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2010
- What Stops Female Founders? FOUNDERS AT WORK - BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011
- The Founders: The Problem, The Solution, and Why We Give A S**t FELD THOUGHTS | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012
- Maybe you don’t want what they think you want THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012
- Founder/market fit CHRIS DIXON | SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2011
- Stop looking for cofounders and help them find you instead THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2012
- David Allen on GTD for Startup Founders 47 HATS | FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2012
- Founder Conference: Not for Entrepreneurs, Says Google FAIRSOFTWARE'S BLOG | TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011
- Founders, Ownership and Prenuptials BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009
- I don’t miss the silicon valley (and you shouldn’t either) THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2012
- Ten rules for better founding teams HIGH CONTRAST | MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010
- How to Have Startup Swagger Without Being a Complete Asshole INSTIGATOR BLOG | FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2011
- Every Startup Founder Needs to Create Good Risks STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011
- What the Founder’s Email Address Says About Your Startup GENUINE VC | TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012
- Post-Seed Funding Checklist for Founder/CEOs GENUINE VC | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
- Most Entrepreneurs Should Never Bring On Investors STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- I think bootstrapping might be impossible for non-programmers THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
- What is the best way to divide up ownership in a startup? GRASSHOPPER HERDER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011
- The Startup Ecosystem – Avoiding the Leeches! DAVE PARKER | FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2012
- The problem isn’t you. The problem is the problem. THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011
- Business Communication is Not Just Talking Loud STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2011
- Founders Agreements VC READY BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
- Founders Agreements VC READY BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
- How Much Should A Startup Founder/CEO Pay Herself? EARLY STAGE ADVENTURES | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012
- You Have to Jump First INSTIGATOR BLOG | MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010
- The Death of the Business Founder INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2010
- 8 Attributes of a Real Entrepreneur That Run Deep STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012
- 8 Key Questions to Break Thru Entrepreneur Hype STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
- 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder SOCAL CTO | THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2011
- So You Want to Be a Rockstar? Rules for Pitching at the Founder Conference FAIRSOFTWARE'S BLOG | FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2011
- Obama proposes no capital gains tax on qualified small business stock STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009
- Founders 2010 #3: Be Fearless. Today. FELD THOUGHTS | TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010
- Ten Ways to Optimize Your Investor Pitch Time STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
- Learning from Slideshare's Founders NEXTWALA | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
- Five Legal Pitfalls That Sink Many Good Startups STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2012
- Allen's Blog: The Problem of the Forgotten Founder ALLEN'S BLOG | SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2005
- For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
- Google Founders Define the Meaning of ‘Exceptional’ STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012
- Founders Make the Best Startup Marketing Leaders STARTUP MARKETING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2009
- The purpose of passion THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012
- Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010
- First Round Funding Terms and Founder Vesting BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2009
- 10 Partner Qualities to Test Before Sharing Equity STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2013
- When Startup Founders Start to Flounder STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010
- Try These Ten Startup Work Relationship Strategies STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011
- How to make failure sustainable (and career entrepreneurship possible) THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2011
- Splitting Startup Equity for Your Piece of the Pie STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010
- Smart Entrepreneurs Follow the Zig Zag Principle STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
- Co-Founders… Where is the line between equality and socialism? DAVE PARKER | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- Ten Steps in Choosing the Right Startup Partner STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
- It’s not that seed investors are smarter – it’s that entrepreneurs are CHRIS DIXON | MONDAY, JULY 5, 2010
- Melodramatic Bullshit FELD THOUGHTS | THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011
- A man, a mop, a year, and an app – Joseph Hill on Aeir Talk THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2011
- Divorcing Your Co-Founder MARK BIRCH | TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2012
- Does Your Startup Own the IP Created by its Founders? IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
- Founder's Dilemmas: Equity Splits STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED | TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012
- 7 Startup Co-Founders That Can Lead to Conflict STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2011
- Dual Founders Manage Technology Startups Better STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2012
- Web 3.0 Brings a New Wave of Startup Opportunities STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
- 10 things I’ve never heard a successful startup founder say A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2011
- Don’t Let Personal Biases Sabotage Your Startup STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, JULY 11, 2011
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John Morris