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Why Founders Should Know How to Code

Steve Blank

neither you nor your cofounder can code and you’re building a mobile app? Speed keeps cash burn rate down while allowing you to converge on a repeatable and scalable business model. My contract developers building the app aren’t very responsive. It takes weeks to make even a simple change.”. I said, “Help me understand.

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Startups: Avoid These Inner-Series Mistakes When Scaling Your Business

YoungUpstarts

by Everett Harper, CEO and cofounder of Truss. Startups tend to put a premium on being “agile,” but that doesn’t always work – and certainly won’t replace the effective collaboration a business needs to grow. Avoiding churn is also key in monitoring burn rate. At Women 2.0