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Building a sweat equity team

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Links: » Joel on Software discussion » Business of Software discussion » Business of Software FAQ » Business of Software Wiki » Forum guidelines (Please read before posting!) where I can learn about how to build a sweat equity team? where I can learn about how to build a sweat equity team?

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How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k

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Sweat Equity: Juliette and Marco put in a bit of work during weekends as project managers, designers, developers, sysadmins, etc. The founders were tired of having to remember all the precious tips their friend were giving them regarding restaurants, B&Bs, shops, etc. Debug/usability: UserTesting and $100. Total: $8,350.

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Why Startups Fail - 20 Top Reasons Gleaned from 32 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

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After a thorough analysis of those 32 start-up post-mortems, we have determined the common reasons founders gave to compile this list of the top 20 ways to have your startup fail. Work life balance is not something that startup founders often get and so the risk of burning out is high. 13 – Disharmony with Investors/Co-founders.