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5 Communication Hacks For Startup Cofounders

YoungUpstarts

by Saeju Jeong, CEO and Co-founder of Noom Coach. Ten years ago, I decided to launch a weight loss program with my best friend, Artem Petakov. Today, our program, Noom, is a bonafide health empire that’s helped over 47 million people live longer, healthier lives – and counting. I should know – I’ve done it.

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How to Learn Programming and Launch Your App in 3 Months—with No Programming Experience

Up and Running

If you’ve ever tried to start a software company or build a mobile app, you’ve probably come across these options for getting it out there: Find a technical cofounder. Learn programming and build it yourself. My experience with cofounders and freelancers. For the first year of my startup, I searched for a technical cofounder.

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Does Your Startup Need A Technical Co-Founder?

ReadWriteStart

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. Laura Roeder , LKR.

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Supporting the Zane Access Inaugural Pre-Capital Program Cohort

Feld Thoughts

Right now, these are philanthropic contributions to non-profit organizations or sponsorships for people going through some kind of program (non-profit and for-profit). My first of these commitments is to the Zane Access Inaugural Pre-Capital Program Cohort. She’s the co-founder of 1776 and now runs Builders and Backers.

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10 Remote Staffing Blunders That Will Cost You Dearly

Startup Professionals Musings

Getting a fixed price bid works for well-defined short-term projects, like blogging or programming. Entrepreneurs need to know every component of their business at a management level, or have a cofounder who does. Fixed price bidding is the only effective outsourcing model.” Bored and unmotivated teams are never cost-effective.

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[Singapore][Event] Inaugural PlugFest International Programming Competition Launches

YoungUpstarts

says Dr Krishnan SPT, co-founder of the Google Developer Group Singapore. The rationale behind the competition is to motivate both budding and established software developers to build scalable web apps that work on mobile devices.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

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.