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How To Find the Right Co-Founders?

Steve Blank

How do you figure out what’s the right mix of skills for the co-founders of your startup? “After reading your post on Why Founders Should Know How to Code it looks like web/mobile startups have it easy. Trying to figure out what the right set of co-founders isn’t so clear. Are We Missing A Founder?

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Sam & Rahul have worked closely together on “innovate & operate” since the earliest days of MakeSpace. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs.

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Small Business Optimism Persists, Despite The Pandemic

YoungUpstarts

by Kathryn Petralia, cofounder of Kabbage. It would be difficult to find a small business that didn’t need to adapt their operations in some form due to the pandemic. Staying nimble to meet the demand of new market needs and demands is crucial to maintaining the health of your business, whether there is a pandemic or not.

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Rustam Gilfanov: “The Business Plan Of A Startup Is A Test Of The Idea’s Survival Potential”

YoungUpstarts

Make sure there will be a demand for your product. In the post-coronavirus period, the demand for technologies that help businesses compensate for losses will only increase. Remember that investors will not appreciate a business plan that features exorbitant salaries of the founders. Test the Idea. Define the Market Potential.

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5 Reasons To Enlist Outside Advisors For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Unless you have a co-founder or two with the business skills to complement your technical ones, you need a friendly Advisory Board. The cost of a co-founder is usually fifty percent of your equity. Building and managing a business is a wholly different world from building an innovative solution.

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Business Travel Decline Due To COVID And Environmental Concerns

YoungUpstarts

by Simone Semprini, CEO & Co-Founder, TourScanner. The measures to prevent the spreading of the virus induced a global reduction of the travel demand. The measures to prevent the spreading of the virus induced a global reduction of the travel demand. Effect of the lockdown in the travel industry.

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4 Ways Technology Can Help Streamline Business Operations

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Leveraging technology within your business model can lay down the path for improved productivity, smoother operation, and increased profits. Here are some of the many ways technology can help streamline your business operations…. This will completely change the way business operations are carried out within the organization.