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Fundraising Debt And How To Avoid It

YoungUpstarts

by Anish Sebastian and Juan Pablo Segura, co-founders of Babyscripts. For start-ups in hot markets, the problem also manifests itself in fundraising. Of course, a certain amount of initial capital without financial performance is absolutely necessary to get a business off the ground, especially in regulated industries.

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Why Startups Die

The Next Web

Andrew is the co-founder and CTO of Parse.ly , a technology startup that provides big data insights to the web’s best publishers. He wrote: When startups die, the official cause of death is always either running out of money or a critical founder bailing. Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Andrew Montalenti.

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Building a High-Tech Startup Team

Business Plan Blog

Furthermore, when faced with adversity only great teams can respond to competitors, markets, funding environments, staff departures, PR disasters and the like. Rather, give titles such as VP of Engineering, Product/Technology, Sales, Marketing, Finance, etc. Don’t make everyone a founder. Seed to Series A.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Take the market and break it down into smaller chunks. Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? Only if you’re doing it with the intention to learn about the market and customers.