article thumbnail

Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

One startup I joined was very proud that they had been ‘accepted’ as a client by a prestigious Silicon Valley law firm whose name rhymes with a type of pasta (they are lawyers after all, so I have to be careful here…). The final straw came when I asked the latest 25-year old a simple ‘yes / no’ question related to stock options.

Equity 40
article thumbnail

Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

During this process, we start opening up our tight network of product, data/growth and design advisors to help; what at OAB, we like to call Guerilla Development. Lastly, I asked for input from Gary Millin, CEO, World Accelerator , a domain name-based accelerator. We’re happy to do it…but we’d rather be building.

article thumbnail

How to Turn Your Hobby Into a Business

Up and Running

Perhaps businesses that will stock your products? She chalked the name of her business on the sidewalks of New York, placed ‘Cheek’d bookmarks’ in books in bookstores, placed stickers on coffee cups in Starbucks, and even went so far as to slip her business card into the pockets of popular celebrities. Be unusual.