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How to Pick the Right Attorney For Your Startup

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Picking the right attorney in your startup is as important as picking the right business partner. You can’t underestimate the importance of selecting an attorney who “gets” your business model, your market opportunity, and most importantly, your fundraising and exit strategy.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

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Noah has been a key figure in the making of LivePlan, our own SaaS product. If you’ve got your own story or any useful resources to share, we’d love to read more in the comments below. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch. Step 1: Start with a lean plan.

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When You Should Hire a Dev Shop (other than “never”)

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Many capable founders aren’t developers, and I frequently meet with entrepreneurs that have taken a very different path. Most disturbingly, I’ve occasionally found myself agreeing with an entrepreneur’s decision to hire a development shop to build their product. Sometimes, it just makes sense.

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Lessons Learned: Validated learning about customers

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Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Validated learning about customers Would you rather have $30,000 or $1 million in revenues for your startup? This may sound crazy, coming as it does from an advocate of c harging customers for your product from day one. But all things are never equal. More on that in a moment.

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Lessons Learned: When NOT to listen to your users; when NOT to.

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Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 6, 2008 When NOT to listen to your users; when NOT to rely on split-tests There are three legs to the lean startup concept: agile product development , low-cost (fast to market) platforms , and rapid-iteration customer development. The opportunity was just mind-bogglingly huge.

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Startup Tools

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Useful blogs and links for startups Click Here ————– 2.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

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You are here: Home » Hiring » Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind. 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind. Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Cause your scared. Maple Butter.