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Initial Conversation with a CTO or Technical Advisor

SoCal CTO

Are you a non-technical startup founder who’s about to go have a conversation with a Chief Technical Officer (CTO) or Technical advisory type person? Maybe you are going for a reality check on your current situation - wondering if you have a Weak Development Team or a Startup Founder Developer Gap.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Companies They are Starting in 2023

Hearpreneur

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the companies they’re starting in 2023 and here are the responses. #1- Also trending are housewares that are bespoke, unexpected, and conversational. This presents a great opportunity for entrepreneurs to launch their own businesses and capitalize on the latest technology.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (1 of 2)?

David Teten

So, on one side — you’re the budding entrepreneur with a great idea and the hustle to out-execute anyone with a similar idea. So, can an entrepreneur pair up with a dev shop? One clear pattern I saw in my conversations: if you partner with a dev shop, your first goal should be to build a minimum viable product together.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? I’ve seen a range of options for supporting entrepreneurs, which I can rank from least to most involvement in companies by investors: financier VCs, e.g., Correlation Ventures. Vlad is also the CEO at DarwinApps , a software development shop.

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US Immigration Fails Entrepreneurs Again

Feld Thoughts

A month ago a successful Boston entrepreneur who has been incredibly engaged in the Boston startup community was thrown in jail for three days after a CPB agent decided she didn’t have a valid visa (she did have a valid visa, and she was from that extremely dangerous country of Canada.).

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain The Future Trends They See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the future trends entrepreneurs see in their industry and here are the responses. #1- I am a business owner who works to help entrepreneurs incorporate or form LLCs for their businesses. 16- Rise of citizen developers. 18- Conversational marketing.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Industry With The Most Optimist Future

Hearpreneur

Here’s the list of industries with the most optimistic future as suggested by entrepreneurs. #1- Entrepreneurs who can spur innovation and offer solutions to these long-standing problems will have an edge over others and be a part of a fast-growing industry. 1- Network marketing is one such industry. Photo Credit: Hannah Dworkin.