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Why Founders Should Know How to Code

Steve Blank

As the farm fields flew by on the interstate I listened as Dave described how he translated his vision into a series of hypotheses and mapped them onto a business model canvas. neither you nor your cofounder can code and you’re building a mobile app? Customer Discovery. It takes weeks to make even a simple change.”. The Problem.

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Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard

rob.by

Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard. Yesterday, Michael Pope posted an article titled Technical Cofounders Are a Myth. He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. Tuesday, August 17, 2010.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Our categorization is not a technical one. As two fund managers employing Flexible VC, we think it is a healthy addition to the ecosystem and will yield more predictable and stable healthy returns for investors. Their only option is to work with management to try to fix the problems. Equity VC is a “get rich slow” business.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and 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. I learned something: technical co-founders are a myth. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Real Advice.

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Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women & underrepresented founders?

David Teten

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use. Note that Clearbanc has a somewhat different business model than the RBI VCs I list here.).

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Picking Ventures: Part 2 - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

  Growth financing, for example.  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.   Growth financing, for example. Angels and Advisors. Managing Company Growth.

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Smart Bear Live 8: Edwin from MeetingKing.com

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

And when you look at the tools that we use, I mean we’ve made so many technological advances, but really to manage a meeting there’s not a practical tool available. We use email; we use Word; we use task manager; we use a file sharing tool. They are so happy that they finally have a tool to manage their business.