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Finding Your Co-Founders

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The number one question you all asked after reading my last blog post about starting a business from scratch was “how do I find my co-founders?&# And therein lies the problem in finding co-founders for that startup you’re dying to launch. Having trouble meeting folks you think would be good co-founders?

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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

code breaking would grow to 20,000 people working on breaking the codes of Germany, Japan and the Soviet Union. While it seemed like a good idea and had the Navy’s backing, the founders got turned down for funding by companies, investment bankers and everyone, until they talked to John Parker. By the end of WWII, with the U.S.

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The Trouble With Non-tech Cofounders | TechCrunch

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The Trouble With Non-tech Cofounders. This is a guest post by Scott Allison, CEO and founder of Teamly.com. I want to reflect on my experience as a non-technical founder and reassess my original decision – almost two years ago – to stick to what I’m good at, and not waste time learning to code. guest author.

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Learn from People, Not Classes

Reid Hoffman

At the time, PayPal was suffering seemingly endless delays in the launch of PayPal Japan. Reid called eight friends with good connections in Japan and asked whom they knew who might be able to help. Consider how Reid solved a major business issue at PayPal by drawing on the knowledge of his network.

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Twitter Link Roundup #135 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The above image is a banner ad designed by someone in five minutes using Microsoft Paint. Why I Have Sex With My Co-founder – [link].

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[Interview] Imaginary Friends Studios (Is More Real Than You Think)

YoungUpstarts

We speak to the founders of Imaginary Friends Studios (IFS) team – 28-year old Kai Lim, 39-year old Stanley Artgerm Lau, and 31-year old Kendrick Lim (pictured above)- about hitting the big eight. Stanley Artgerm Lau: I am a co-founder and creative director of IFS. Tell us a little about yourself. It was really crazy!

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The Emoji Economy: Why Little Stickers Have Become A Multi-Billion Dollar Business

YoungUpstarts

by Dana Loberg, co-founder and CEO of MojiLaLa. As conversations become shorter and communication becomes more visual, the emoji economy is transitioning from a niche market in Japan to a mass, multi-billion dollar industry in the USA. That’s why 2017 is the year of the “emojipreneur.”.

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