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Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard

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Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard. Yesterday, Michael Pope posted an article titled Technical Cofounders Are a Myth. He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. Tuesday, August 17, 2010.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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Another major hire was Ryan Lissack who joined as CTO. Ryan was not only a senior engineer at Salesforce.com (he ran mobile and also ran content management) but was also my cofounder at Koral and lead architect at BuildOnline. I had written about Mike before but hadn’t disclosed his name. ” It’s true.

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Argona Partner's CEO, Jeremy Imlach's Entrepreneur Story

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My name is Jeremy Imlach. I am a CoFounder of Algona Partners and serve as the CEO, as well as an Executive Advisor for multiple businesses, and a mentor for accelerators such as Founders Network, Founders Institute, Expert Dojo, and Newchip Accelerator.

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13 Critical Small Business Legal Requirements to Start a Business

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Register your business name. The name of your business identifies your enterprise, which makes it easy for people to notice and understand your business. After you pick a good business name, it’s advisable to register that name to certify and protect it. Obtain the right business permits and licenses.

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Hear how the Lean Startup began — and helped one company find success: Episode 2 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Eric Ries and Jon Sebastiani

Steve Blank

He later co-founded and served as CTO of IMVU and then authored The Lean Startup. Named one of BusinessWeek’s Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech, Eric served as a venture advisor at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers before moving on to advise startups and venture capital firms independently.

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4 Reasons A Diverse Sales Team Will Boost Revenue

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This gargantuan figure does not even include Asians, the LGBT community or Native Americans, to name a few. Competitiveness Project found that employers spend an average of 41 days trying to fill technical sales jobs versus 33 days for jobs in other professions. Access to More A-players.

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Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project

Steve Blank

Your name has come up a lot in that regard. They also over-invest in solo founders and founding teams without technical cofounders despite indicators that show that these teams have a much lower probability of success. Technical-heavy founding teams are 3.3x It was signed Max Marmer. “How old are you?