www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison. Your natural tendency when an investor says yes willbe to relax and go back to writing code. They were helpful in negotiating deals, for example.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

What you don’t know Business founders who don’t code use bad proxies for picking technical co-founders (&# 10 years with Java!&# ). However, neither one of us has a coding background. Can the programming be outsourced and really get the end-product you’re looking for? Geeks can always be hired.

Cofounder 101

Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 101

venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

Most of their companies would probably give 6% of their shares to YC for free, just to participate in the program. Advisor compensation Whether you’re hiring a normal advisor or super advisor: Advisory shares are usually issued as common stock options. Read some fun reviews of this site.

Advisory Board 44

Advisory Board Cap Table Vesting Equity 44