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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

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They often make great team members such as head of products, CTO, head of sales, CFO, etc. He was from South America but living in Switzerland and had launched a startup while holding down a day job at a consulting firm (McKinsey if memory serves). He wanted to raise angel money. I told him to quit his job first.

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Which language should my startup use?

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Share this: net c# development django java language php software Were often asked by entrepreneurs which language their startups should adopt when developing their technology. Technology enthusiasts tend to get tangled up in enthusiasm for their chosen platforms, so wed like to provide an objective summary. PHP is insecure?

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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link] tenthings most business-grads are too arrogant to realize that they are selling technology, not hot air, so they need a tech team to build upon, not a product. There are only a tiny fraction of people who hit on all the right circumstances to go from prototype to hit in a straight trajectory. Not sure about the mentoring, though.