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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). Don’t know the running rate for engineers? I won’t need to hire many engineers or customer support staff. Cisco and others went out to fill out their Web 2.0 portfolios.

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Now Any Accredited Investor Can Invest in Texas Startups with Capital Factory and AngelList

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Capital Factory has an early investor in many of the most successful startups in Texas over the past decade including Aceable , AlertMedia , BigCommerce , Coder , data.world , ICON , Spredfast , Storable , WP Engine and ZenBusiness.

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

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Before I bring in any principals I will have the company all set up, some engineering done and patents pending. Before I bring in any principals I will have the company all set up, some engineering done and patents pending. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. Will (should) they insist on it?