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Guide to Finding a Technical Co-Founder | Vinicius Vacanti

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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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The new startup arms race (for Huffington Post)

Startup Lessons Learned

Take the example of Indianas Passageways. Luckily for the rest of us, he was able to find his path to a green card, and now employs 24 Americans in West Lafayette, Indiana. The result is a profound democratization of the digital means of production. [.] We will not lose on their products -- after all, most of them are global.

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Thought-leaders Share Which Entrepreneurs They Consider Successful

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He designed products to encourage clients to engage and get into action, not just passively listen. Emily Weiss is the founder and CEO of Glossier. I see Rand Fishkin, Co-Founder and CEO of SparkToro and previously the founder and CEO of Moz, at the top of his game. Ryan Nouis, TruPath. Rand Fishkin, SparkToro.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Consumer Products. Paper & Forest Products. Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Chemicals & Allied Products. Fabricated Metal Products. Food and Kindred Products.

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Why You Should Run Your City Like A Startup

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By Scott Fadness, Mayor of Fishers, Indiana. Today’s business environment demands that we move faster – make decisions faster, identify trends faster, and get products to market faster. According to Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Ron Conway “ culture is the greatest legacy a founder can leave.” 90 percent of startups fail.

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4 Ways To Fail The Right Way

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By John Wechsler, Founder & CEO of Launch Fishers. This is the kind of message successful entrepreneurs and public figures share at Failfest, an annual celebration of failure that brings together entrepreneurs in Indiana. Your product, service or concept needs to evolve in order for it to become well adopted.

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Retro Motorcycles Signal Innovation In Goshen, IN

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Janus Motorcycles in Goshen, Indiana is creating hand-crafted, small batch motorcycles. This is counter to the trend of car and motorcycle manufacturers that discourage amateurs working with their products by covering parts with hoods and hard-to-break-into enclosures. These are simple, accessible, easy-to-work-with bikes.

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