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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.

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How to Scale Support of Portfolio Companies

David Teten

Effectively, we are a market maker between our portfolio companies and the late-stage VCs and large enterprises which are our co-investors. For example, consider public relations. Startup companies inherently have no brand; we leverage our brand and networks to promote theirs. Ethics Policy, Expenses policy).

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Twitter Link Roundup #156 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

The Founders Lie About Comfort Zones – [link]. Investors Need to Lose Their Egos and Founders Need to Gain Some Confidence – [link]. 10 adjustments to make when working for a Big Co. The Difference Between Stealth Mode and Quiet Mode – [link]. Your Brand is What You Do – [link]. Just got acquired?

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Stephen Fry is tickled by Ticckle’s online video debate platform

The Next Web

Xan Blacker, co-founder of Ticckle, explained to The Next Web that Ticckle’s main aim was to “tickle your brain” through discussion of ideas – he actually doesn’t really like the word debate, he explained. Fry’s involvement is largely thanks to Blacker’s co-founder Richard Hardisty. It all sounds very light-hearted.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. Brad Feld: Feld is co-founder and managing director of Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investments ranging from $250,000 to $500,000.