blog.launchbit.com

MARCH 8, 2012

cofounders. technical cofounder. Why you can(t) recruit a technical cofounder. There are a lot of aspects to this ranging from finding your first paying customer and validating your idea to putting together a minimum viable product that lets you learn about your business as quickly as possible. Eric Elias.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

I was driving home from the BIO conference in San Diego last month and had lots of time for a phone call with Dave, an ex student and now a founder who wanted to update me on his Customer Discovery progress. Customer Discovery. He worked hard to deeply understand the customer problems of these two customer segments.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Many startup CEOs hire COOs or launch companies with a co-founder carrying the title. When should founders hire one? 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.

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blog.nahurst.com

JULY 19, 2010

Nathan Hursts Blog Thoughts on Software, Technology, and Startups « Back to blog Im on the technical side of entrepreneurship in NYC. The graphic below balances the risks cofounders take with their relative contributions to help answer this question. I love programming, board games, and my wife. This doesnt have to be the case.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Custom Programming. 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. Business Services. Web Design.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 13, 2020

A hire or two that you should have been able to close won’t join. You’re spending much of your time selling: the vision to employees, the opportunity to investors, the story to the press, the offering to the customers, the relationship to partners. You may end up decreasing the quality of outcomes by a standard deviation or more.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2019

by Everett Harper, CEO and cofounder of Truss. Specifically, there are five challenges that emerging business typically put on the backburner between funding rounds: Seed to Series A: Customer Testing. Hypotheses should be tested extensively and disproven, which is where customer testing plays a central role for seed-stage startups.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? Im part of a CTO group that meets once a month to discuss various topics. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2017

However, as a businessman, I recognize that to truly solve this problem on a macro-level, hiring diverse employees must directly translate into higher profits. By recruiting and hiring diverse candidates, you will be able to better tap into these groups. Connect Better with Customers. Will Attract the Very Best.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Before our company even had a product, we acquired our first customers just by selling our ideas alone. If we can confirm their belief, we can also expand our customer base. Hire a designer on day one. Great design maximizes the impact of technical innovation. Search for your non-technical cofounder.

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techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

The Trouble With Non-tech Cofounders. I want to reflect on my experience as a non-technical founder and reassess my original decision – almost two years ago – to stick to what I’m good at, and not waste time learning to code. guest author. Thursday, February 23rd, 2012.

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www.kernelmag.com

MARCH 8, 2012

The Scene Developers Nailing that elusive technical co-founder. Just last week, start-up supremo Naval Ravikant of AngelList wrote how the “oversupply” of founders starting companies is making it harder to hire for the average startup. There are certainly many talented technical people out there. Thursday, 8 March 2012.

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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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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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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

It was all technical. You know, the weird thing, Derek, and I should probably let you speak some time, but I was deeply technical when I went into Andersen consulting, and I got paid much less than engineers who graduated, because I had a degree in economics. Technical founder. And my specialty was computer networks.

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Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

You’ll need the EIN to pay taxes for your business, apply for licenses and permits, open a bank account, and hire and pay employees. Innovation can be a product, design, or a process of doing things to solve a technical problem. It walks you through everything from coming up with your idea to getting your first customers.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2012

However, they tend to be extremely difficult to navigate especially if you do not have a cofounder from and/or experience in that country. Some founders go GD1 whilst still based in Singapore, some make their move to the US to be closer to their users/customers. Indonesia from day one.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

You are looking for cofounders that can help you build a product. You have finally found a cofounder that can take care of the startup. Here is what you should do: You market and try to acquire initial customers, enough to get you going. Let’s say you have a goal to get at least 1,000 customers in first three months.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Pierce Burnette knows the meaning of “humble beginnings” and has combined her intelligence quotient (IQ), emotional intelligence (EQ), entrepreneurial spirit, and technical knowledge to forge successful careers in engineering, information technology, and education. She is committed to improving representation in Austin’s technology landscape.

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The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 20, 2014

With no team and no technical expertise Matt was planning to find a team and build out some product before starting to raise some seed money. Talking to customers doesn’t seem very difficult but learning how to intuitively ask open questions, deviate from a script and synthesise the information gathered takes practice. CONCIERGE MVP.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2014

In 2002, I met Libba and Gifford Pinchot, cofounders of Bainbridge Graduate Institute , at a retreat. During this period, I helped Hewlett-Packard save on the order of ten million dollars a year on customer support costs, roughly a 100x return on my salary. They hired someone else to wash the dishes and clean the house.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Listen to this episode if you want to hear about a founder who has a product and users and paying customers … and is trying to figure out how to take his company to the next level and grow faster. Jason: So how many of those 20,000 people are paying customers? Edwin: Okay, I have different types of customers.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Before becoming a founder, I worked at Aviary for two years and then Dwolla for two years (the latter with my future cofounder Michael Schonfeld ). SocialRank is a great product — we had awesome customers like the NBA, NFL, Netflix, Samsung, L’Oreal, even The Rock. We built it to over $100k in MRR. So that was the start.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) Because of IMVUs reputation, Ive also had the opportunity to serve as an advisor or board member for more than a dozen startups. October 13, 2008 6:47 PM Luke G said. Eric, love the blog. Connect (off)line?

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

7 Crucial Lessons from an Embarrassing Customer Service Trainwreck | Help Scout - [link]. Seth’s Blog: The cycle of customers who care - [link]. Questions to Ask Potential Cofounders: The Master List | Founder Dating - [link]. Seth’s Blog: The cycle of customers who care - [link]. What Makes People Happy?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Small Business and Startups: 3 Essentials for Customer Service – [link]. Great Customer Experience Is the Root of Brands and Businesses | OMI Blog - [link]. Stop looking for cofounders and help them find you instead | The Startup Toolkit Blog - [link]. HomeAway Co-Founder: Why I Hire Failures – [link].

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The Next Web

JULY 13, 2012

The vision of Quick Left, it would seem, is to be somewhat of a technical cofounder as-a-service. We have some companies with whom we’ll always been their development partner because they don’t want to hire or manage at that level. That’s a bit harder to earn than putting on a better public face.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

What about hiring, taxes, llcs, operations, scaling? Get a technical co-founder. The toughest part is that my cofounder and I are non-technical co-founders. The fact that you can get funding, market validation and customers in 30 days in incredible.” Getting overwhelmed by the big picture.

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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. If you are looking to add experienced people to your team but can’t afford to pay employees, look at finding a cofounder or using venture labor (hiring someone you pay in equity instead of cash). Horrifying, but true.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 30, 2016

I always have to prove myself to customers, and I get many men who don’t know the first thing about taking care of their cars. I am a session singer and producer, and I wish clients and peers would give me more of an opportunity to work in the technical side of the business (such as mixing and editing).

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David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

For example, more women report being asked during their presentations to establish that they understand basic technical knowledge. Don’t hire people you know! From the study: “ More than men, women founders and their presentations are subject to challenges and pushback. For further reading.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2010

For "cure for cancer" type businesses, there is no question about who the customer is and what the customer wants, and therefore there is no market uncertainty. On the other extreme, modern web-based applications face almost no technical risk, and are governed by high market uncertainty. What follows are solely his opinions.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

How do we know how much the customer will buy and how long it will take?  How big is the customer problem being solved? Hiring the right folks with broad experience beyond what is immediately called for is a great idea - if you can find them and if they'll work well with the entrepreneurs.  Angels and Advisors.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

JULY 18, 2011

The funny part is that I didn’t realize Eventbrite had male cofounders since Women 2.0 always spotlighted Julie Hartz, cofounder and wife of Kevin. ConnectGroup – developed relationship with a Hilton general mgr in the south bay, then he became an advisor for Connect, got them into a few other hotels.

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The best sellers can sell to customers, partners, investors, and employees. He can be technical, but he must be able to wield the tools of influence. What you don’t know Business founders who don’t code use bad proxies for picking technical co-founders (&# 10 years with Java!&# ). Geeks can always be hired.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The negativity either impacted investment funding (venture capital fell off a cliff in 2009) or the customers they were targeted as was the case for Untitled Partners who were building a platform for fractional art ownership. Discord with a cofounder was one of the most fatal issues for a company.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Be Careful with Cofounders This was the surprise mentioned by the most founders. There weretwo types of responses: that you have to be careful who you pickas a cofounder, and that you have to work hard to maintain yourrelationship. The lesson: dontpick cofounders who will flake. These were the biggest: 1.

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