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How To Find the Right Co-Founders?

Steve Blank

How do you figure out what’s the right mix of skills for the co-founders of your startup? I was having breakfast with Radhika, an ex-grad student of mine who wanted to share her Customer Discovery progress for her consumer hardware startup. Trying to figure out what the right set of co-founders isn’t so clear.

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How To Work Better with Your Co-Founder

ReadWriteStart

It's challenging to build, design and deploy software. This is one of the reasons that it's so important to have a good co-founder. Although you certainly can make the case for a single-person startup , it's so much easier to have a co-founder and we've covered in the past tips on finding a good one.

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What Entrepreneurs Should Ask Themselves Before Using AI Tools to Start a Business

The Startup Magazine

Guest Author: Danish Ahmed, Founder of startuptools.ai. Being able to design personalized products enables companies to stand out from the crowded marketplace. What’s more, organizations equipped with scalable AI solutions are more agile in navigating unexpected changes and industry fluctuations.

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7 Highlights from Lean Startup Week

Startup Lessons Learned

Guest Post by Misti Yang, Writer for Lean Startup Co. Editor’s Note: We wrapped up the 2017 Lean Startup Week in San Francisco just a few weeks ago, and we’re excited to share with you some of the best lessons learned in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation. We try to talk to real practitioners about actual, real issues.”

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10 Rosh Hashanah Resolutions for Startup Founders

VC Cafe

The past year was a wild ride for startups and founders, giving a whole new meaning to the ”rollercoaster” aspect of being an entrepreneur. A combination of competition for top talent and an effort to bring employees back to the office drove startups in Israel to throw extravagant parties and all-inclusive retreats abroad.

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Reading the NY Times article “ Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises $1 Billion for Short-Form Video Venture, ” I realized it was time for a new startup heuristic: the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup.

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8 Tips to Ensure That Your Startup Doesn’t Fail

The Startup Magazine

While certain aspects of setting up a startup can be exhilarating, especially in the early stages of the business, there are also plenty of bumps along the road, big and small. So, before you start your startup and invest your time and money in it, you have to ensure your startup does not fail. Image Source. Focus on marketing.

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