www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Home ▶ Businesses ▶ Startup Business Advice ▶ Current Page How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea. This article should also serve as a starting guide for programmers who are approached about becoming technical co-founders. Before You Pitch To A Technical Cofounder.

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startupbaltimore.org

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Finding a Technical Cofounder by Mike Subelsky on September 17, 2010 Advice View Comments Over the past 18 months I’ve had the same conversation with about ten entrepreneurs looking to start a software-based business. Start here. Having given the same advice ten times, I thought I would commit it to posterity!

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. What I really liked in my conversations with The Hive is that they are willing to work with and fund ventures that would never get VC dollars.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

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. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Real Advice.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

I did a presentation this week at Coloft that looked at how Non-Technical Founders can go about getting their MVP built. And the back-end is something that a non-technical founder can manage. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers Technology Roles in Startups Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. Otherwise, Ive not seen much. *

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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.&# I was in this situation and we barely escaped.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

Ten years ago, Ward Cunningham published a Youtube video that introduced the concept of “technical debt” to the world. This also applies in acquisition conversations. by Anish Sebastian and Juan Pablo Segura, co-founders of Babyscripts.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

It may give non-technical founders a bit more insight into working styles when it comes to developers. If you’ve ever seen an athlete use a big word in a slightly wrong way, that’s how you sound when you use technical language and you don’t quite know what it means. Adding pressure to this conversation makes it tougher.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

Sunk Costs: An invisible, pervasive peril - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , February 15, 2010 I literally had this conversation yesterday with a startup. Jason looks at the issues around "sunk cost." " The emotions around sunk costs run deep. Good stuff from Jason.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 19, 2019

I had the good fortune of being asked by Brett to serve as an advisor to data.world and readily accepted. I have found a CEO committed to building and developing talent, along with his cofounders. Today Austin100 is led by Lawton Cummings , an incredible female leader that Brett and his cofounder, Josh Baer, recruited to the cause.

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Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

But it’s worth the effort, given the potential of learning via one-on-one conversation. And because learning via conversation is driven by your questions, the lessons are delivered at your level. Talk with other entrepreneurs, not just famous entrepreneurs,” the Dropbox cofounder Drew Houston told Reid on the Masters of Scale podcast.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2019

New Age Meats cofounders Brian Spears and Andra Necula The Forrest Four-Cast: March 1, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. Brian Spears , Cofounder and CEO, spoke about his San Francisco-based company.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I started as a programmer, and then a database designer, and then a project manager, and I led conversion teams. It was all technical. She was paid much more than me and no matter how technical I was, they saw me as the business guy because I graduated with a degree in economics. Technical founder. You’re 42.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Our categorization is not a technical one. This structure allows for alignment on the front end, and real-time flexibility for performance metrics,” says Samira Salman , a family office investor and advisor. . Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Cash collateral.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Pierre encourages interested investors to get in touch with commercialisation offices to start a conversation about upcoming opportunities. Wellington UniVentures’ latest deep-tech spin-out, Advemto, cofounders Professor Justin Hodgkiss (left) and Peter Lai.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2014

Keep your pitch conversational — no one likes a hard sell. How can you keep the conversation going if it feels like they still might be considering your offer? Maybe you’re using too much technical jargon. Maybe you sound like you’re giving a lecture instead of having a conversation. Ask for what you want.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2015

Job Forecast Study ranks sales jobs as the number one job employers are currently looking to fill, ranking 10% higher than technical positions. Direct one-to-one interaction and conversations are still absolutely critical and necessary. In addition, the 2015 CareerBuilder.com U.S. Outbound sales needed to drive new business.

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The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

Therefore, when giving feedback in such cases, a VC has to get the amount of provided information just right to help the entrepreneur yet avoid a conflicting email conversation. Sometimes it takes me up to an hour to feel I have at least somewhat succeeded. The truth is that venture capital is not for every entrepreneur.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 28, 2021

Whether you’re looking to improve conversions or retention CDP’s can provide a holistic view of both your opportunities and areas for improvement. Michael Katz the cofounder and CEO of mParticle. Image source ). Across many companies, the mandate became clear: do more with less.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

This time on mysterious party bus to nowhere but situated with the CTO & Cofounder of Living Social, Aaron Batalion. And the economics / conversion rates were mind boggling. If you bring a nice bottle of chilled sake they’ll always remember it was from you. I like that idea. I shall be ordering a case.

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Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

But it’s worth the effort, given the potential of learning via one-on-one conversation. And because learning via conversation is driven by your questions, the lessons are delivered at your level. Talk with other entrepreneurs, not just famous entrepreneurs,” the Dropbox cofounder Drew Houston told Reid on the Masters of Scale podcast.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

But we got serious in early 2016 when we developed deep conviction around the immense technical vision of Ethereum. He has since gone on to cofound Factom (a well-known crypto project who’s tokens are worth more than $150 million), where he serves as Chairman today. But we never lost the finance bug. The fund returned ~8x in 24 months.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

OHUB@SXSW | Opportunity Hub (OHUB) Thursday, March 7 Opening reception and fireside chat with Priscilla Chan, Cofounder, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative 4:00 PM?—?8:00 Each year, major corporations, tech companies, startups, ecosystem builders, influencers and foundations sponsor HBCU@SXSW.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 7, 2016

We also analyzed the results from the resolution conversation on our Facebook page to take the pulse of our Bplans readers: We surveyed our Bplans readers, and here are their #2016Goals. Since we operate as a remote team, anytime you are near a computer or phone, you can technically be in the office. We'd love to hear yours!

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

To draw titular inspiration from a New York Magazine article entitled Ellen Pao and the Sexism You Can’t Quite Prove (we’ll talk more about Pao later on), I entered into this topic less with the desire to try to “prove” a specific point, but rather to explore an issue that continues to rise to the top of conversation in the entrepreneurial space.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. The question is: how should they be compensated when cofounding a company? equity that belongs to departed cofounders)?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

So conversion rate percentage, of course it can always be higher and we’re doing a lot of stuff to make that higher, but it’s in line with other applications. Jason: Yeah, one percent conversion rate is pretty normal. I’ve had some very good conversations with a large insurance company. So on the one hand.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2020

Intezer.com is headed by Itai Tevet, the CEO, Roy Halevi the CTO, and Alon Cohen Executive Chairman and Founding Investor. Namogoo.com offers additional protections to companies to eliminate malware and invasive ad injections, to enhance the customer experience, and improve KPIs in conversion rates. Namogoo.com.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Great design maximizes the impact of technical innovation. Search for your non-technical cofounder. Because I’m not technical, we had a huge focus on sales and customer success from day one. Facilitate conversations. Here are a few lessons we learned going from four believers to $10,000 in MRR.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 30, 2010

Still, over time we will begin to see all kinds of ways to express your interests in business deals, employment opportunities, cofounding businesses, conversations, etc. There are a few sites that theoretically help you find co-founders, but my experience is that there’s much more to it than what you currently get with those sites.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Some great content around the intersection of startups and being a Startup CTO in June this year. This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. It shows a lack of interest. Now I have.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

Ive been there: is it me or my cofounder thats crazy? Split-testing is great for linear optimization; making our landing pages, conversion rates, and retention metrics incrementally better day-in day-out. But it can also be used for evil - to convince people to abandon their senses and work on something that nobody will ever want.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2015

My cofounder, Jason Keck, heads up our tech and runs everything related to our app. We share marketing and management duties and also have an active Advisor, Andy Jackson, who is based in Denver and handles our Business Development. The lesson there is that you can benefit from having a great cofounder. Use phone or Skype.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

For most of my career, I’ve served startups and early-stage companies as an operating executive or advisor. This is why I encourage almost every startup founder to find a partner or a cofounder. In this post, Stephano explores this critical but often misunderstood executive role. How to Choose a COO. But the opposite is also true.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

because no single other factor will impact your conversions more than having a good design. Get a technical co-founder. The toughest part is that my cofounder and I are non-technical co-founders. Skimping on design. Your design will be the first look at your execution. You should be splurging on design, branding, etc.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

If a VC asks his advisors what they think of your deal and they dislike it, it’s dead. In both cases, a high valuation can end a conversation. In an angel meeting of 25 people, if one angel says something less than positive about your deal, the excitement drops, and the deal can die right there on the boardroom table. Pitching an idea.

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