viniciusvacanti.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Home About Contact Me How To Make It as a First-Time Entrepreneur Vinicius Vacanti Guide to Finding a Technical Co-Founder September 7, 2010 | View Comments Steve Job's Technical Co-Founder “I’ve got this HUGE idea. I just need to find a technical co-founder.&# So, why should they pick you?

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? And do I fit as a Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO ?

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard. Yesterday, Michael Pope posted an article titled Technical Cofounders Are a Myth. He begins by explaining how he arrived at his conclusion: I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder – a software engineer who works for no cash – to help me build my dream website.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

Posted on June 11, 2009 by steveblank When my students ask me about whether they should be a founder or cofounder of a startup I ask them to take a walk around the block and ask themselves: Are you comfortable with: Chaos – startups are disorganized Uncertainty – startups never go per plan Are you: Resilient – at times you will fail – badly.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 14, 2014

Last week, there was a Business Insider article measuring the percent of female founded companies that NYC seed funds invest in. If we look at the larger pool, women run around 30% of the businesses in the US, and they equally co-own just under 20% on top of that. So women own or co-own almost 50% of all the businesses in the US.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In this article, we unveil invaluable insights and strategies from experienced business leaders that can help guide you through any upcoming economic challenges. ” — Phil Norton, Founder of Leave Dates In today’s digital age, software subscriptions have become integral to business operations.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

by Andriy Skoropad, co-founder & CEO at Perfectial. However, describing them all would be out of the scope of this article. The article above, surely, does not describe FinTech completely. You know PayPal, have heard of Bitcoin and, probably, even stumbled upon the term FinTech a few times. Ave FinTech! Summing Up.

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Software By Rob

MAY 24, 2010

Late Stage Co-Founder Wanted – [Filled] I’ve been contacted by a colleague who has been working on a SaaS application in a fairly large market. No obligation; the current founder will not know who you are unless you decide to contact him. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital, claims to be the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. RBI structures help to protect the equity of both founders and investors. However, according to Bryce Roberts, co-founder of Indie.VC, only 0.6%

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I touched on this in my post “ Founder Investor Fit “ Passing the initial filtering process. Last year I published an article on Forbes on this topic – The 5 S’s of VC deal filtering. Most of these can sound like common sense, but you’d be surprised how many founders skip this initial research.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. By tying payments to actual revenues, founders and investors remain aligned around the company’s real-time performance, good or bad.

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fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Founder Feedback. Why a 50/50 Split is Almost Never Right for Co-Founders by @DaveParkerSEA. Founder Feedback gives you insights from the startup trenches. Applications to the Seattle Founder Institute are also due this Sunday, February 26th: click here to apply. The original article was posted here.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Design Articles and Tutorials. Business Articles. Home ▶ Businesses ▶ Startup Business Advice ▶ Current Page How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea. This article should also serve as a starting guide for programmers who are approached about becoming technical co-founders.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 20, 2017

Insist on and practice honesty at all times In an article for Entrepreneur, Denise… This story continues at The Next Web.

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Argona

JULY 19, 2022

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. My name is Jeremy Imlach. Be sure to give this a read and share!

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. Lean was designed to inform the founders’ vision while they operated frugally at speed.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2012

“iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It” by Steve Wozniak and Gina Smith. This is the only authorized biography of the iconic Apple co-founder, written by gifted biographer Walter Isaacson. This article was first posted on Online College.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2011

In this exclusive Caplinked interview with Peter Thiel – co-founder of PayPal and managing partner of Founders Fund – discusses why he invested in Facebook, the differences between Wall Street and Silicon Valley, and why he would not start PayPal today knowing what he now knows. This article was first published in Caplinked.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

A version of this article appeared in the Harvard Business Review. If you’re following Tesla, you might be interested to know that Sloan wasn’t the founder of GM. Where are the charitable foundations, business schools, and hospitals named after the founder of GM? And a founder of Neuralink a brain-computer interface startup.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2011

One of the best part of my jobs as a technology journalist is getting to hear founders' stories. Sometimes these are stories that, in turn, end up in the articles I write. For his part Matthew Wise wondered what it would have been like to hear stories from founders like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates during their early years.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 21, 2013

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the unsung hero of many start-ups: the other founder. A lot has been written about the founder/CEO and her growth and evolution as a company grows. In the image above, most everyone knows the name and image of Larry Page - cofounder and now CEO of Google. Larry Page is the other founder.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Founders’ Chat is a series where we share the entrepreneurial journey of founders from the GridAKL start-up hub. As a startup founder, your time and resources tend to be limited. Get entrepreneur articles by email once a month. Tell us about Choice. Interview by Laura Briggs at GRIDAKL. NZ Entrepreneur. NZ Sales Manager.

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VC Adventure

JUNE 14, 2022

Certainly from the venture perspective, VCs (Foundry included) pitch themselves to companies, co-investors, and LPs as more than just capital. Creandum’s recent article, Do VCs add value? But how impactful is all of this according to the people who actually matter – venture-backed CEOs? The answer may surprise you.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 17, 2014

There are articles all over the internet about the marginalization of women and how, even in our advanced society, most of the professional workspace is a male dominated “boy’s club” where women are expected to drop out, become soccer moms and, basically, be reflections of the men and children who surround them. This is stupid. Sara Chipps.

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Austin Startup

MAY 24, 2021

“Camunda was founded on the premise that making it easy for business stakeholders and developers to automate and improve business processes would have a transformational impact on organizations,” company CEO and cofounder Jakob Freund said. “It and you can hear it in this quote from a TechCrunch article ?—?but

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. Among the sites we have found most helpful with practical guides for founders: Biztree , First Search , Foundersuite , Goodwin Founders Workbench , Guides.co , Inc.com , and StartupRocket. .

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startupbaltimore.org

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Finding a Technical Cofounder by Mike Subelsky on September 17, 2010 Advice View Comments Over the past 18 months I’ve had the same conversation with about ten entrepreneurs looking to start a software-based business. As Dave Troy put it, it all boils down to this: “In Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Cofounders Find You!&#

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Up and Running

JULY 19, 2017

Monika Kochhar, CEO and co-founder of Smart Gift , says there is a lot to be said for being more human as a leader, and appreciating that different people solve problems and approach work in many different ways. And Kimra Luna, founder of Freedom Hackers , recommends to take it easy when planning business. Be more human.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Here are a few essays, articles, blog posts, etc that I’ve enjoyed recently. Founder Vesting [Jared Hecht/USV] – Jared joined USV earlier this year and it’ll be interesting to see how his writing changes as he adds ‘institutional VC’ to his founder and angel investor knowledge. Was it spon con?

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 6, 2017

In 2012, Care.com acquired her company for $55 million and it became Care.com Homepay, according to an article in Forbes. The post Stephanie Breedlove, Co-founder of Care.com Homepay, Provides Entrepreneurial Advice on the Ideas to Invoices Podcast appeared first on SiliconHills.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In this article, we’ll look at the nine retail trends shaping the new world of retail and how marketers can adjust. Paige Briscoe, founder of ReRoot. We’re seeing about a 70 to 75 conversion rate from appointments in terms of purchase ,” said Joanna Griffiths , Founder and CEO. Image source ). We did them.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Find a link to the full article, with suggested days, times, and other helpful facts, in the Small Business Section below. Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. Questions to Ask Potential Cofounders: The Master List | Founder Dating - [link]. What Makes People Happy?

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shelfmade.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

ShelfMade Home About Best Article You’ll Ever Read and Not Understand Finding Non-Tech Founders October 3, 2007.5:27 If I would have kept my mouth shut I would probably still be looking for a co-founder. You want your new co-founder to see the business (and hopefully the potential) as you are explaining it.

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Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Union Square Ventures – one of our favorite co-investors – added to Top Hat’s existing investors and USV’s Albert Wenger joined their Board of Directors. Top Hat adopted a bottoms-up approach to distribution, as covered in the Globe and Mail article: Sales took off after Top Hat ignored advice and flipped its sales strategy.

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The Next Web

MARCH 26, 2014

Patrice Francois is co-founder and associate director at Digimind, one of the fastest growing companies in the field of social media monitoring software. From fake online reviews to inaccurate media articles, it’s impossible to truly know what online information is real and what is fabricated.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Decathlon Capital.

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