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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

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Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). That died with waterfall software development. Do you really want to spent $100k building a product to discover through Customer Development that the market is too small?

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

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do not think being friends or relatives reduces the need for these difficult and/or awkward conversations. I think you'll have trouble developing your idea without bringing on people, probably as co-founders. I think you'll have trouble developing your idea without bringing on people, probably as co-founders.