Steve Blank
JUNE 11, 2009
Posted on June 11, 2009 by steveblank When my students ask me about whether they should be a founder or cofounder of a startup I ask them to take a walk around the block and ask themselves: Are you comfortable with: Chaos – startups are disorganized Uncertainty – startups never go per plan Are you: Resilient – at times you will fail – badly.
Scalable Startup
AUGUST 9, 2018
High growth startup companies need seed money to get things going. They need the money to rent offices, hire staff, and establish their initial presence (website, incorporation, marketing). Without seed funding most startups seeking high growth won’t make it. Without funding most tech startups will die.
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Up and Running
MAY 12, 2015
They ended up with a nice pitch, and approximately $300K in seed money.”. He warns that although quality and prize money vary from competition to competition, they can be a great way to practice pitching in a setting designed for getting feedback. See Also How to Do Market Research. Where do you find a mentor?
The Equity Kicker
AUGUST 20, 2014
His hypothesis was that consumers were moving towards last minute bookings and there was a gap in the market. With no team and no technical expertise Matt was planning to find a team and build out some product before starting to raise some seed money. FINDING A COFOUNDER. USER RESEARCH.
techcrunch.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
Post launch, if you gain traction, is where the business person will help take the load off of the technical folks. The business person can take all the meetings while the technical folks work on making the product better. Ron Oh and another factor to bring reality to the table - Sometimes you find out your cofounders suck.
www.paulgraham.com
AUGUST 1, 2008
In essense, let the market design the product. And in particular, younger and more technical founders will be able to start startups than could before. It would be better if both were combined in one group, headed by someone with a technical background and some vision of what they wanted to accomplish.
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