www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Internet Security. Home ▶ Businesses ▶ Startup Business Advice ▶ Current Page How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea. This article should also serve as a starting guide for programmers who are approached about becoming technical co-founders. Business Articles. Accounting.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. and Petri was co-founder and head of creative at Remedy Entertainment that launched the hit PC games Max Payne and Alan Wake. I think this is a Seriously great example of how this process works for at least one VC – Upfront Ventures.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

In comparison to traditional business ventures, startups are expected to grow rapidly, at a rate of between 5% and 7% per week in their initial stage – Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator. Startups have some unique struggles, especially in regard to financing. Key difference #2 – the relationship with funding.

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. Among the sites we have found most helpful with practical guides for founders: Biztree , First Search , Foundersuite , Goodwin Founders Workbench , Guides.co , Inc.com , and StartupRocket. . – Go public.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

Matt was the co-founder/CEO of Return Path. The two companies did the same thing and were the only two competitors in a nascent category called “email change of address” (Veripost’s original name was IECOA which stood for “Internet Email Change of Address”). Fred Wilson was his lead investor.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I got a job at a bank, and I worked in their corporate finance group. We had a finance group for all of the bank branches based in San Diego, and I wrote programs to download stuff from the mainframe so we could do analysis three days faster than they could send us the data. By the way, this was still pre-Netscape, pre-Internet.

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startupbaltimore.org

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Finding a Technical Cofounder by Mike Subelsky on September 17, 2010 Advice View Comments Over the past 18 months I’ve had the same conversation with about ten entrepreneurs looking to start a software-based business. As Dave Troy put it, it all boils down to this: “In Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Cofounders Find You!&#

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. Very few founder CEOs go into the job ever expecting to give up their seat. We set out to find Jonathan’s “co-founder.”

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 3, 2017

by Bill Lewis, co-founder at Temasys Communications. The traditional flows of goods, services, and finance appeared then, and now, to have stalled. As the Internet and connectivity explode so it further democratises the supply chain. It rose in 2009, but never regained its upward trajectory. And the digital product.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 28, 2022

I learned from her that even if finances are an issue, it's worth taking risks if you know your idea would change the market. A very successful entrepreneur and one that is inspiring to me for many reasons are Micheal Dubin, the founder of Dollar Shave Club. 6- Muhammad Yunus. Photo Credit: Monika Nowaczyk. 10- Micheal Dubin.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

Although we were studying finance, we were always more interested in tech. Before graduating, I decided to forgo the finance path and instead dove into engineering and later sales and product management roles at VersaSuite (health IT) in Austin. But we never lost the finance bug. We were infatuated with tech. Factom, Inc.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 9, 2010

By definition, if you're a startup founder you're explicitly not your customer. founder Blogger & Twitter. "If Repeat after me: You are not your customer." — Eric Ries , Lean Startup leader (repeating a conversation with a startup founder). My friend/brother/co-worker/dentist thinks it's a great idea.".

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2014

by Anthony Coundouris , trade finance evangelist for ApexPeak. If an overseas customer is not able to settle an account due to liquidity problems, sourcing local finance to bridge the gap is an option. It is expected many SME business owners may turn to alternative financing, which in the UK has grown to a EUR 1.7

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 19, 2013

by Erik Larson, president and founder of NextAdvisor.com. Everything from legal services to phone and fax to computer backup can now be done over the Internet. Internet phone service) is much cheaper and more efficient than regular phone service. Internet fax services are cheaper, greener and far less of a hassle.

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Mucker Lab

MAY 28, 2020

This post originally appeared in TechCrunch back in 2015, written by our co-founder and managing partner Erik Rannala. Compass.co, a benchmarking and research service, analyzed 3,200 internet startups and found that 74 percent “fail due to premature scaling.” Sometimes founders misapply lean startup methodology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2021

While we all know a few good entrepreneurs who dropped out of school, the Internet is full of stories on many more who capitalized on at least four years of college, including Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google, Chad Hurley of YouTube and Bob Parsons of GoDaddy. Practical business courses are better than an advanced degree or MBA.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 21, 2019

You can find free software on the internet that does almost the same thing as your subscription-based software. If you and your co-founder(s) are friends, why not work on your home instead? The internet has a ton of open-source software and other free services you can use for your business. Stay online.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

Hologram is a leader in enabling large-scale connectivity of internet of things (IoT) devices, across the globe with 400+ wireless carriers, all through a robust but easy-to-use API. We first invested in co-founders Ben Forgan & Pat Wilbur in early 2015, when NextView led a $1.3M

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View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

On the heels of our research on HBS entrepreneurs , NextView’s Dimitri Dadiomov (HBS ’15) interviewed several top founders on the early stages of their companies. Matt Prince , Co-Founder and CEO, CloudFlare (Web performance and security to protect and accelerate websites; $72.1

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

To have a positive impact in the field of parenting, one of the biggest niches on the Internet, we needed a catchy and welcoming name. 9- How my life and finances came to be. It’s about my life and how I managed my finances , and now I want to help other people that happen to be in the same shoes. 5- Catchy and welcoming name.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

How to Translate Your Passion Into Your Purpose written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Liz Elting In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Liz Elting, the co-founder and CEO of the award-winning TransPerfect. Let's get started. (00:29): This is John Jantsch.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

Hologram is a leader in enabling large-scale connectivity of internet of things (IoT) devices, across the globe with 400+ wireless carriers, all through a robust but easy-to-use API. We first invested in co-founders Ben Forgan & Pat Wilbur in early 2015, when NextView led a $1.3M

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The other day, I noticed an eye-catching headline: "Internet Funding Boom Ends as Fast as It Began". Did I mention it only took the founder a month? David's firm most recently participated in the $77 million second round financing of SoFi, a one year old startup focusing on student loans. Perhaps I need to rethink that.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2015

In 1994 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said, “retail banks are dinosaurs, they can be bypassed,” in a Newsweek interview. Over two decades have passed since he made that statement, but the Internet has helped change the banking landscape remarkably. by Jake Dacillo, Marketing Director, Balboa Capital.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Intro to the Austin EdTech Startup Scene Come meet Sean Duffy , founder of EdTech Austin and let him tell about everything going on in EdTech in Austin! Join us at this interview and hear how WWE co-founder Linda McMahon fought back from bankruptcy to build her company into a publicly traded entertainment and media powerhouse.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 20, 2023

He is co-founder of Monograph Capital, a life sciences venture firm in London and San Francisco, and was previously CEO of the Rhodes Trust in Oxford. Charles is the co-author of the bestselling book Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything and The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video). Financing Some Jobs Act Proposals Make Headway.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

From Lean Startup Machine , Lean LA and San Diego Tech Founders , to countless speeches and workshops, I have seen the impact that their leadership has had first hand. Or will you need to staff and finance a whaling ship to be out at sea for months at a time to catch two or three whales (enterprise sales model)?

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

You will find valuable connections in the most surprising places – for example, my first referral came from a co-worker I had not seen in 5 years. That was pre-internet advice, and those old-timers are still out there giving out tips – watch out! Here’s why: doors will open for you when people know your dream. Ask for help.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

Hologram is a leader in enabling large-scale connectivity of internet of things (IoT) devices, across the globe with 400+ wireless carriers, all through a robust but easy-to-use API. We first invested in co-founders Ben Forgan & Pat Wilbur in early 2015, when NextView led a $1.3M

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. If they don’t, then the management team has simply become caretakers of the founders’ legacy. This never ends well.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Pawame uses tech-enabled loan management and mobile money payment platforms to offer its customers a means of finance that is not limited by distance or lack of Internet access or a bank account. Our CTO and Co-founder Majd Chaaya and colleague Hella Bennani are representing us there at the end of January.

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David Teten

MAY 7, 2019

Ideally we are looking for team members (full-time and advisory) with DNA from: – tech (especially sales tech, marketing tech, expert networks, B2B2C consumer internet); – communications (especially sales, PR, speechwriting, playwrighting); – public policy, legislative analysis and drafting, and/or policy or legislative advocacy.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 21, 2021

My purpose was primarily learning about the internet and how to build a business. My co-founder, Paul Pirner and I were old friends and craft beer lovers who had each decided (independently of one another) to adopt an alcohol-free lifestyle. Honestly, I’ve observed this from the day I was introduced to the internet.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

I was very involved in the evolution of what is now referred to as the “Industrial Internet of Things” on the plant floor. If gathering and processing the “big data” isn’t the killer app for the Industrial Internet of Things, what is? How did your team decide what key areas of information to focus on? This got me to thinking.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 23, 2010

When I attended between 1998-2001, there were a few course on entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial finance, entrepreneurial strategy, etc.), but I don’t recall courses on internet strategy. Their success is unparalleled, said Steven Kaplan, Neubauer Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance.

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