View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. You are intentional about developing a point of view on new sectors that we can learn from. You have a deep desire to learn the venture capital business and are ready to hustle to meet the next great founder. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2016

In reality, I’m one of the majority of investors who believe that startup success is more about the execution than the idea. Thus, unless the visionary highlights a cofounder who can take the vision and execute, I assume the worst. Good integrators are fanatical about problem resolution and making decisions.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 17, 2024

“Admirer from outside of the cap table” is how I approached Kieran Snyder , Cofounder of Textio. Kieran Snyder: We started off with a premise about AI and writing. Startups can build habits with customers in narrow wedge markets that might at first look too small for a big company to care about.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 30, 2014

In many cases, these entrepreneurs are on the hunt for co-founders to help them build their businesses. I previously wrote about various roles and responsibilities within a startup’s management team , so figure out what role your desired co-founder can fill. Think about how VC’s define a backable management team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. The industry veteran.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

But when it comes to core technical skills, more and more entrepreneurs are opting to partner with technical co-founders rather than hiring someone for an in-house position. I really believe that what’s most important for a founder is the ability to have a vision for the company, make sales and hire well.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

If you love juggling a broad range of exciting projects, and are operationally minded with a creative marketing bent, we’d love to speak to you about potentially joining our tight-knit team. . About NextView. Check out our blog for how we think about company building and investing. . Who Are We Looking For. A Final Note.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Every business person with a dollar and a dream these days thinks they’re a technical co-founder away from interweb stardom. That’s counter to what I used to think before, but I’ve done some more thinking about it. He thinks about how he can offer solutions, not create more problems like RSS readers did.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Luke Campbell – Cofounder. Startup founders should connect with other founders at similar stages to them, and ones who are a few steps ahead.”. ” Abbe Hyde – Founder.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup is the new book by David Cohen , founder and CEO of TechStars, and Brad Feld , managing director of Foundry Group. Below is his chapter, Avoid Co-Founder Conflict. A perennial favorite is to decide that each founder should own an equal share. For what reasons?

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VC Cafe

MAY 17, 2023

But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains” Steve Jobs (from Chapter 8) I got to meet Uri Levine, the founder of Waze and Moovit, through his involvement in the Zell Entrepreneurship program at Reichman University. It starts from how founders pitch their startups.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

But when it comes to core technical skills, more and more entrepreneurs are opting to partner with technical co-founders rather than hiring someone for an in-house position. It will also help you to hire better, and understand what’s possible and what’s not possible in terms of technology. Laura Roeder , LKR 2.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. The industry veteran.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2012

Using my StartupRoar as a radar, I came across a great post by Gabriel Weinberg Do you really need a full-time hire for that? Hiring seems to be the preferred use of seed funds (by investors and founders), whereas I'd prefer a focus on customer acquisition. In other words, they come in asking for help with sourcing and hiring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2023

In reality, I’m one of the majority of investors who believe that startup success is more about the execution than the idea. Thus, unless the visionary highlights a cofounder who can take the vision and execute, I assume the worst. Good integrators are fanatical about problem resolution and making decisions.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Worried about things that may go wrong or making the wrong decisions? Did you just start a company but are concerned about how you are doing things? While you are working away on your business plan, looking for ways to raise capital, finding the right people to hire, etc., Alan Johnson , Co-founder of Treehouse.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

I am fond of quoting that about 70% of my investment decision of an early-stage company is the team. Quick summary: Be careful not to have too many co-founders. And you need to be careful about giving up control to cofounders as much as VCs. Don’t hire a homogenous team. For the wrong reasons.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. I learned something: technical co-founders are a myth. Captain Recruiter.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Today we’re announcing that my partner Kara Nortman is becoming Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures and I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to welcome her to her new role. and of course a relentless pursuit of helping founders succeed. So mostly we just had to listen to customer feedback from founders, VCs and LPs.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

by Saqib Ayaz, co-founder of Hire an Assistant. A virtual assistant is a self-employed person who is being hired on contractual basis for as long as the client needs his/ her services. Virtual Assistants are being increasingly hired by a number of people and businesses some of which are: Entrepreneurs. Physicians.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

I asked how much he knew about how to get started. But these look for founders who have a technical or business model insight and a team. Accelerators provide these teams with technical and business expertise and connect them to a network of other founders and advisors. Carlos stirred his coffee.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2011

I spoke at Stanford last year about starting a tech company. I covered what I call “the co-founder mythology.&# Either you’re not technical and you think you need a technical co-founder or vice-versa. Or you have disagreements about strategy, recruiting, funding, etc. Hire your co-founder.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Jane and Dick, our fearless cofounders of SayAhh, have set up an accounting system and created their first set of financial statements. This week they set out to create their cap table and hire a CTO. The founders each have common shares that will vest over four years. Time to update the cap table.

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www.kernelmag.com

MARCH 8, 2012

The Scene Developers Nailing that elusive technical co-founder. Just last week, start-up supremo Naval Ravikant of AngelList wrote how the “oversupply” of founders starting companies is making it harder to hire for the average startup. Are there any ‘Founders Dating’ events coming up?”. Yiannopoulos.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

by Kathryn Petralia, cofounder of Kabbage. In the inaugural American Express Entrepreneurial Spirit Trendex , the study, which polled 1,000 small and mid-sized businesses, revealed notable insights about the entrepreneurial spirit in the United States. Changing their hiring and recruiting processes (47%).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2018

Having founded or co-founded several private companies and a public company, Glen currently serves as chair of the Board of Directors of Newfoundland Hard-Rok Inc., In 1997, Glen co-founded Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc., It’s easy to hire these services and these must be incorporated into the business plan from the start.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 5, 2023

Recently, the medical diagnostics company Neko Health, which was co-founded by Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, was successful in acquiring €60 million ($65.4 Dermatologists are specifically hired to review the skin images captured by the 3D scanner, and there is always a doctor present to provide qualified medical judgments.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series , we interviewed Adriana Rozo-Angulo, founder of international consulting firm MAS Connections and author of The Buoyant Business: How Simplicity Can Keep Organizations Afloat in a Stormy Economy. Tell us more about what MAS Connections does? Adriana : .

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viniciusvacanti.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Home About Contact Me How To Make It as a First-Time Entrepreneur Vinicius Vacanti Guide to Finding a Technical Co-Founder September 7, 2010 | View Comments Steve Job's Technical Co-Founder “I’ve got this HUGE idea. I just need to find a technical co-founder.&# Have Experience.

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David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

Many are reporting that they’re seeing a more diverse pool of applicants than traditional equity VCs… even though virtually none have a particular focus on women or underrepresented founders. For more background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A new option for founders who care about control.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2018

by Felix Winstone, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Talkative. As a new entrepreneur or business owner, the most important thing you will do is hire talent. As a startup co-founder with a growing team, here are the recruiting tips I’ve learnt over the last couple of years. Hiring = Sales. Be Specific.

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Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

You’ll need the EIN to pay taxes for your business, apply for licenses and permits, open a bank account, and hire and pay employees. Develop a founders agreement. A founders’ agreement is a legal contract defining and governing the relationship between cofounders. Establish a privacy policy.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

by Hema Crockett and Jamie Jacobs, co-founders of Gig Talent . Since employees have been working remotely, organizations have seen a significant increase in productivity and communication, making employers more open toward hiring or partnering with people that are located throughout the US and all over the world.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2018

With the reckless and naïve abandon of founders who had no clue what they were about to tackle, we had just started Ardent , a supercomputer company. Ben Wegbreit, the VP of Engineering (one of my mentors and then co-founder of Epiphany), broke his foot skiing just as the company started. And back then they were all men.)

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Up and Running

APRIL 8, 2015

See Also What My Startup Accelerator Taught Me About Pitching. Q&A with Joe Maruschak, co-founder of Fertilab Thinkubator . He co-founded and is on the board of Fertilab Thinkubator, an incubator with a biotech focus. He co-founded and is on the board of Fertilab Thinkubator, an incubator with a biotech focus.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

We give abundant advice to founders about how to make startups succeed yet we offer few models about dealing with failure. 90 days later, I found out our games are terrible, no one is buying them, our best engineers started leaving, and with 120 people and a huge burn rate, we’re running out of money and about to crash.

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard. Yesterday, Michael Pope posted an article titled Technical Cofounders Are a Myth. He begins by explaining how he arrived at his conclusion: I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder – a software engineer who works for no cash – to help me build my dream website.

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