techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

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 Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

As part of The Startup Magazine Founder Interview Series , we interviewed Maha and David Harper, wife and husband co-founders of Atlas Group London, a construction-tech startup that has digitized the building of healthcare facilities. Co-Founder & CEO. Co-Founder & COO. David Harper.

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View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

VCs are always founder focused no matter the market environment. But in a FOMO world, more investors are willing to take a chance on a founder that they don’t know, but seems to match some of the heuristics of other high quality founders. This gets really challenging if it remains difficult to meet in person or to travel.

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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. He has spent a lot of time thinking about what users really want to do to solve information overload problems. The reality is, a lot of the stuff being built now isn’t rocket science.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2019

This goes against the common business myth that to become successful you need to have a co-founder or a partner for your start up. In the UK there are over 1000 searches each month from users looking online for information about co-founders. Why do people look for a co-founder? Source: [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2011

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. It is increasingly popular to have “founder dating&# or “startup weekend hackathons&# of some variety or the other. Hire your co-founder.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2020

Unfortunately many founders I work with as a mentor are experts on the technical side, but have no insight into leading a team. The only real alternative is to find a co-founder who can build and lead the team, while you focus on the product. Leadership is making sure they have resources and understand the strategy.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

But have you ever had the opportunity to pick the brains of founders who created amazingly successful startups and companies like Envato , Backblaze , Simple , or Treehouse ? Few people like talking about their mistakes, but thankfully nine founders took some time to share some of their hard-earned knowledge with you. Find your niche.

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Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

Trade Secrets – Rights on confidential trade information that can be licensed or sold. Common information includes processes, formulas, designs, practices, instruments, and patterns. Develop a founders agreement. A founders’ agreement is a legal contract defining and governing the relationship between cofounders.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 11, 2020

by Shaun Djie, Co-Founder & COO of Digix. Blockchain, for example, has been highlighted as a source of support to resolve COVID-19 supply chain disruptions, increasing trust, accountability and verifiable information vital for restoring economic activity.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2012

I often caution entrepreneurs about seeing too many VCs when you’re beginning your fund raising process both because information tends to leak and because if you see too many people who talk with each other you’ll soon have whispers amongst all of the VCs who “passed on you” and your deal will seem over-shopped and lacking in momentum.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

founders, marketers, investors?—?and As a VC, one of the key things I’m looking for in any new investor is “product-founder fit” e.g. does this founder have an insight or advantage that makes them uniquely suited to successfully build this product and business? Founders, marketers and growth leaders?—?join

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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.&# So, why should they pick you?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Collect and analyze information about the size of the niche you can occupy. Remember that investors will not appreciate a business plan that features exorbitant salaries of the founders. Rustam Gilfanov is an IT company co-founder, IT businessman and international investor. Define the Market Potential.

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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. Adriana Rozo-Angulo, President & Co-Founder, MAS Connections.

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Up and Running

APRIL 8, 2015

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. organization that provides a wealth of information on business incubators, including whitepapers and a bimonthly newsletter. “I don’t have a business yet.

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nikcub.appspot.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Finding a Technical Co-Founder. In the recent weeks, I have also had no less than three people email me and ask about finding a technical co-founder, which has also been a very frequent topic on the Hacker News forums. Ask former co-workers. New Web Order. 5th November 2010. #. Ideas alone are not worth a lot.

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The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 20, 2014

I’m reproducing in full here because it’s a great explanation of our solo-founder hypothesis and how we work more generally. Are you a solo founder with an idea? Snaptrip started as an idea, an excel spreadsheet and a passionate founder called Matt. THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN FOUNDER AND TEAM. FINDING A COFOUNDER.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2020

by Ryan McInnis, CEO and founder of PicnicTax. For new startups, organizing as a partnership can be a great way for multiple founders to be involved from the beginning. When you are planning to file your taxes as a partnership, it is important to get on the same page with your business partners and co-founders.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2020

by Zain Jaffer, serial entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Zain Ventures. Timetables, financial numbers, and other pertinent information should be communicated to the implicated parties. In business, no-one likes surprises, so keeping everyone informed of the facts and imparting recovery strategies will help mitigate the loss.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 26, 2023

Why should users sift through ads and 10 blue links for the information they’re looking for if it can just be generated with LLMs and tailored to their specific query/prompt? It felt like magic to just type a question in natural language and have the answer formatted, generated, and iterated, on the spot.

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Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

So I recently re-shared a 2019 blog post where I’d basically advised founders who’ve raised seed capital to worry less about “how will I raise the next round” and more about “how will I execute my plan?” Do you think I should asterisk these types of posts with a “YMMV, if you’re a non-white male founder all these things will be harder?”

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

Guest Author: Danish Ahmed, Founder of startuptools.ai. By making these informed choices, you pave the way to achieving lasting success in your venture. Danish Ahmed is the founder of startuptools.ai , an AI co-pilot for entrepreneurs, aiding in ideation, planning, and launching businesses effortlessly.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2020

As part of our ongoing Female Founders series , The Startup Magazine asked Terry Foudray, CEO and co-founder of IoT solutions provider, RUMBLE, for her views on the continued digitization of our physical world. The data you collect must be actionable and related to your project and information goals. Timing is Everything.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2020

by Nick Frandsen, co-founder and managing partner at Dovetail. However, there is a wealth of information and knowledge that should be gained ahead of developing the MVP, which is known as product discovery. Nick Frandsen is a co-founder and managing partner at Dovetail. It’s genius! It’s the next thing!”

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

Here's my conversation with the founders of Revolution Foods. I'm the co founder and Chief Impact Officer at Revolution Foods. I'm the co-founder and CEO of Revolution Foods. I co-founded Revolution Foods with Kirsten Tobey in 2006 to ensure quality food access for all children across the nation.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2020

by Roland Polzin , MBA and Co-founder of Wing AI. Personal assistants are often hired to prepare decisions and information for managers and take care of miscellaneous tasks for busy executives and CEOs — who all earn higher incomes. Computers are not yet actually smart. When we ask our Alexa device “What’s the weather like?”,

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

This is a guest post from Stephano Kim , former co-founder of Web 1.0 Many startup CEOs hire COOs or launch companies with a co-founder carrying the title. When should founders hire one? The needs of each founder are so different from the next, and the challenges his/her business faces are even more diverse.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

by Erin Yurday, CEO, Co-founder and Editor of NimbleFins. Apart from losing documents, another common risk for consultants is mishandling sensitive information. Erin Yurday is the CEO, Co-founder and Editor of NimbleFins , a market research company specialised in aiding businesses and professionals in their decision-making.

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blog.launchbit.com

MARCH 8, 2012

cofounders. technical cofounder. Why you can(t) recruit a technical cofounder. We didnt put strict specifications on what "technical" means, but the general idea was people who may qualify as a technical cofounder of an internet/tech startup and in particular, those who have been pitched ideas before. Viewed times.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

At seed-stage startups, especially companies with well-networked founders and investors, finding applicants who can do a job on paper is not overly difficult. To help you more effectively build your early teams, we asked a group of founders to share their favorite interview questions when they build new startup teams.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Aaron Skonnard is the CEO and co-founder of Pluralsight , an online training resource for Web developers and IT professionals. Let’s look at five advantages code-savvy founders and CEOs bring to their investors and businesses: 1. Making informed decisions. Navigating the tech landscape.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2016

Just like executive recruiters recognize the best executives, a technical expert in your business domain will recognize the right combination of skill, creativity, and experience you need for a co-founder or key team member. Spend time informally with candidate peers and former employers.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 9, 2024

NCX launched a Learning Hub to help landowners across the US build an informed land income strategy, steward their family’s land for the next generation and understand what natural capital programs are right for them (timber, carbon, wildlife habitat, renewable energy, water…). Read more about it here. is now a top 100 Ethereum protocol !

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Software By Rob

MAY 24, 2010

Late Stage Co-Founder Wanted – [Filled] I’ve been contacted by a colleague who has been working on a SaaS application in a fairly large market. If you are interested drop me a line at rob@softwarebyrob.com and I will send you additional information. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2023

Use the idea to kick-start your relationships with co-founders, investors, customers and business partners. We have moved from an information economy to a social one. Your startup idea only scratches the surface of what is required to build a successful business. You are going to need a lot of skills you don’t have right now.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 2, 2018

Jonathon Karelse is co-founder and a partner at NorthFind Partners, a Canadian-based, global consultancy that helps businesses transform through the use of data driven analytics, forecasting and planning, and change management strategies. “Any But Jonathon Karelse says they couldn’t be more wrong.

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