Hearpreneur
JANUARY 7, 2017
But I didn’t start immediately; I didn’t know optics well, and I assumed that if there was to be a technical solution it would come from somebody who did. So I sat at home for a year to teach myself about optics and ended up founding Light with my cofounder in 2013. Thanks to Dr. Rajiv Laroia, Light ! #38
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 11, 2010
On the other extreme, modern web-based applications face almost no technical risk, and are governed by high market uncertainty. Eric) In a bar in Amsterdam in 2005, my two cofounders and I came to the sad conclusion that startup we tried to built for two years was doomed. What follows are solely his opinions. The results were amazing.
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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.
reidhoffman.org
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
Friendster was at its height, strongly battling MySpace after raising its premium round from Benchmark and Kleiner in the fall of 2003. Friendster raised a big round in 2003; MySpace started gaining traction. Put another way, the ideal financing partner is a financing cofounder. Second, understand the broader financing climate.
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