www.startuplessonslearned.com

MAY 4, 2012

Founders Dilemmas: Equity Splits. The following is an excerpt from HBS Professor Noam Wasserman’s new book, The Founders Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup. Noam is one of a rare breed of business academics: he studies entrepreneurship using a rigorous empirical approach. by Eric Ries.

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Equity Founder Technical Cofounder Cofounder 72

Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

« Picking Ventures: Part 1 | Main. | » September 28, 2011.  Mike Markulla came with the first investments - as a cofounder -- because investors felt the company needed leadership that could attract talent to be able to grow and he brought in Scott. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011.

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Technical Cofounder Wisconsin Cofounder IP 68

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

But, the good news is, if all these people could start a brewery, then you can too—as long as you know what you’re getting into and have a solid business plan for your brewery. Word of mouth is no substitute for market research, says Ben Price, co-founder of Hard Knocks Brewing, a small brewpub in its second year of operation.

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Oregon Jordan SBA Cofounder 60

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Sakti3 Founder Sastry to Step Down From U-M. Q&A: Group Commerce Plans Hires, European Growth with $21M Funding. Innovation Report Shows San Diego Added 695 Tech Jobs at End of 2011. VP of Strategic and Emerging Business Development, Microsoft. Co-Founder and CEO, Wetpaint. Subscribe for Free.

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San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2016

So you’ve decided to enlist a technology incubator to help your new business get off the ground. You have a great idea and a strong business plan, and an incubator is just the partner you need at this stage. Xiao Wang, Chief Fire Starter, InnoSpring Silicon Valley. But don’t fret. Can they share some past success cases? .

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Incubator Silicon Valley China California 100

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

My goal is to some day get an honorary degree for kicking ass in business. Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? However, one of my co-founders doesn’t seem to be as motivated as the rest of us. No investor cares about a business plan. Non of this academic stuff.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

According to the Business Insider, he was actually arrested in a different place and time. Co-founder Dustin Moscovitz is referred to as a programmer, but he is actually an operations guy. Several weeks after Zuckerberg and the team move to Palo Alto for the summer, co-founder Eduardo Saverin finally pays a visit.

Social Network 28

Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose 28

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

.” Hackernews list of “Tools of the Trade” for startups - includes over 150 SaaS tools used by startups, and over 150 comments with interesting insights from founders. TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents â?? Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet â?? Founder Equity Issues. Founders Workbench.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Monday, June 20, 2011. Since the iControl system chronicles all meetings, I was able to find the automatic picture snapped from my first meeting with the founders, Reza Raji and Chris Stevens on April 22, 2004. Now that iControl has raised over $100M, this got me thinking back to our original business plan. ProfessorVC.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

blog.startupsquare.com

APRIL 13, 2010

note: For those not familiar with the term, pivot is a lean startup vocab word that states in it’s simplest form: If your business model isn’t working, change something. I’d be very very wary of my business plan. In the case of option (2), it’s time to find a co-founder to bounce ideas off of.

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Lean Startup Cofounder Architecture 40

Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

We held our annual business plan competition at San Jose State this month and first prize was $10,000. Ryan was actually working on another business plan for my class when he came to discuss this concept with me a few weeks before the business plan competition. ► 2011. (7). Steve Bennet.

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San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Bootstrapping 28