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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

"I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. You should definitely hit up the Startup Weekend events as well. Make sure you meet the people who run these events.

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When Does a Private-to-Private Merger Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

Our goal from the outset was to build a great eCommerce experience that could compete with Michels on one side (for DIY / crafting) and Party City on the other (throwing events / parties / celebrations). Mom’s struggle to plan events and activities for their kids. The thesis was simple. Along came Seedling.

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8 Advantages To Building Your Own Startup Prototypes

Startup Professionals Musings

Back in the early 2000s, the Maker Movement took hold in California, based on the emergence of such do-it-yourself (DIY) tools as 3-D printers, and now sites such as SketchUp and Makerspaces have all the tools you need to make almost anything computer related. Network with potential cofounders and strategic partners.

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The Texas Startup Manifesto

Austin Startup

Every startup has a profile and so does every mentor and every event. Based on the stage of the startup and what industry it is in, the system recommends the most appropriate mentors to meet and events to attend. Epic Office Hours” is a speed dating event with dozens of entrepreneurs, mentors and investors meeting in rapid fire.

Texas 97
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Why Entrepreneurs Must Learn to Love Paperwork  

The Startup Magazine

For startups established as an LLC, the operating agreement is the original blueprint that specifies how the company will be run and which members (partners) hold which responsibilities, among other concerns such as profit-sharing. You must abide by your operating agreement.

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[Event][Singapore] 2015 Battlehack

YoungUpstarts

Launched in January this year, individual Battlehack competitions will be held in cities like Melbourne, Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Berlin and many others, and developers can enter as individuals or as a team – or even team up randomly onsite – to compete in the 24-hour event. Visit https://2015.battlehack.org/singapore

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? They’ll invite you out to events in which you’ll meet their other clients, you can get to know them socially and hopefully develop a real mentorship relationship where every conversation is not on the clock. I also like to work with partners.