Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

What To Look For When Reference Checking Polarizing Entrepreneurs There are certain words I don’t want to hear when doing backchannel references on a startup CEO. Do they have a cofounder who can balance them out? Sketchy would be one. Unmotivated another. Make sure to talk with this person as well.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Startup Advice. 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. Copywriting Tips. Social Media.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

One of my favorite events last year was attending Startup Grind where I got to interview Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma. And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups. You didn’t join startups then. You joined a startup if you couldn’t get a real job.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

by Alejandro Cremades , cofounder of Panthera Advisors and author of “ The Art of Startup Fundraising: Pitching Investors, Negotiating the Deal, and Everything Else Entrepreneurs Need to Know “ Why should entrepreneurs intentionally be generous when negotiating with investors? Generosity is nowhere on their radar.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. Startup Co-Founders: If You Cant Recruit Em, Should You Join Em?

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Up and Running

JULY 8, 2016

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. You need someone who is very technically capable, has time to work on the project, and has a passion for what you’re doing. Hire a freelancer to build your app.

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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. However, it definitely has served as a hub.

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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. Sunday, August 15, 2010.

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www.kernelmag.com

MARCH 8, 2012

The Scene Developers Nailing that elusive technical co-founder. The upshot of all of this is that today’s startups can concentrate maximum time and resources addressing the problems they set out to solve. I’ve been sent a random email from someone who is “founding” a business, who needs a technical co-founder.”.

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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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Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2012

I have seen many good friendships ruined after a startup venture goes south. Every business needs some technical skill and some business acumen. If you asked me this question before my first startup, I would have said why not? Often co-founders are friends, but is that the best way to select co-founders?

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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. I.e., they need a developer more than they need a CTO.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

And we’re here with Dan Martell , who like any great startup founder is wearing his company t-shirt for Flowtown. It was a bunch of members of the Austin Startup Factory mixed with some out-of-towners like myself. And a motley crew of other interesting startup founders. Yes, this is what I look like at 2am.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Two more entrepreneurial ventures later, Gleb cofounded online backup provider Backblaze to help consumers affordably, automatically, and safely back up their data. What are the pros and cons of starting a business alone versus with cofounders? The required number of cofounders for success is: “Zero” – You don’t need a cofounder.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A systems-wide approach to operationalize diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the startup ecosystem is required and must be built from the ground by communities of color with the support and investment of all. Each year, major corporations, tech companies, startups, ecosystem builders, influencers and foundations sponsor HBCU@SXSW.

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David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

This includes companies that would meet most institutional definitions for impact investing (women, minority, and veteran owned/run businesses, including LMI (“Low to Moderate Income”) and CRA (“Community Reinvestment Act”) qualified companies. Concentration in consumer/branded products startups.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

Having spent close on a decade working in and reporting on our small but burgeoning startup ecosystem, and a decade before that “building my chops” in other various entrepreneurial endeavours, I am familiar with the toll that entrepreneurship can exact on founder mental health.

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blog.launchbit.com

MARCH 8, 2012

cofounders. technical cofounder. Why you can(t) recruit a technical cofounder. We know, however, that at some point, especially if you yourself are not technically-savvy, there will be a time where getting some technical expertise on the team is essential to continue progressing. Viewed times.

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Scott Kirsner of The Boston Globe called them the startup equivalent of the Justice League of America. Niraj Shah, CEO/cofounder of Wayfair ($500m revenue). Colin Angle, CEO/cofounder of iRobot (2005 IPO). Paul English, CTO/cofounder of Kayak ($200m revenue, S-1 filed). Scott Griffith, CEO ZipCar (2010 IPO).

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, July 3, 2009 Lean Startup fbFund wrap-up Last week I had a real blast meeting with the companies at the fbFund incubator at Palo Alto. The Lean Startup fbFund Edition View more documents from Eric Ries. Yet, I think this definition is too important to leave out. Without further ado.

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thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Archives Team Badges & Banners Netsetter Directory Twitter Updates Email Updates Rss Updates Do You Need to Be a Developer to Found a Web Startup? Collis Taeed 16th March Business Models 9 Comments One of the best sources of information on startups is the obscenely talented Paul Graham who has written a wealth of essays on the subject.

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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.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Let’s people sell premium digital content online without dealing with any of the technical stuff. He might not be just because of his particular style but what he is is definitely the kind of guy that if he got behind this and explained this as a strategy, he might be able to put 1,000 in your lap. Jason: Right. Dan: Interesting.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

“In a lot of the industries in which I ended up launching companies, there was a pre-existing profile of what a successful entrepreneur should look like—typically a young, white male with a technical, finance, or political background,” says Aguirre de Carcer. Broadly speaking, it suggested that female-led startups are a good financial bet.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

success story Blackboard and veteran entrepreneur who’s held several COO and president roles at various startups. Many startup CEOs hire COOs or launch companies with a co-founder carrying the title. But what do COOs actually do for startups? So … What’s the Role of a Startup COO, Exactly?

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Andrew is the co-founder and CTO of Parse.ly , a technology startup that provides big data insights to the web’s best publishers. Startups die due to a variety of causes. In 2007, Paul Graham gave a variety of causes for startup death in How Not To Die. Distraction is fatal to startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2013

If you are a young startup founder, how do you find that CEO or other executive for your “dream team” to close on funding or complement your skills to kick start your company? Also, trusted advisors and experienced investors should be polled for good candidates. entrepreneur cofounder startup investor dream team business'

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shelfmade.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

27 am Finding Founders Jump to Comments One of the most common questions that I hear at networking events and on social news sites deals with finding a co-founder with hacking skills, specifically when the person asking the question isn’t technical. Look at these 2 ways of approaching a potential cofounder. Great post.

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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. I’ll have to relocate.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

How many employees would a medium-sized business have in your definition? Some people have different definitions of that. I mean they have these definitions. Meetings are definitely one of those places, but email is another primary way that that comes in. Jason: Okay. I’m just clarifying. Edwin: Yes.

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Scalable Startup

MARCH 26, 2012

This is about the loneliness of the CEO in a startup. A real startup, that has employees and funding and a going operation.]. You have a great team for your little startup, in management and elsewhere. You have a few “startup whisperers” who advise you from afar, your parents are very supportive.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 30, 2010

But the 24x7, 60M person cocktail party definitely changes the questions and problems. Let’s consider some questions I might have: I want to find a co-founder for my startup. I want to find people who can help me with ideas around the business model for my startup idea. How do you ensure that both parties get value?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Tell us about your startup. Our NYC-based startup has developed a fitness app, called MotionTraxx that motivates you to push harder in the gym so you can be fit and feel great. My cofounder, Jason Keck, heads up our tech and runs everything related to our app. What is it about? Production of audio content falls on my plate.

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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. THANK YOU SO MUCH MATT, I WILL DEFINITELY BE USING YOU AGAIN AND WILL RECOMMEND TO MY FRIENDS. FINDING A COFOUNDER. Our unique model allowed him to get started straight away.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Problem was, I seemed to suck at the whole startup thing. Rather, I didn’t have anyone around me familiar enough with startups to tell me that I was doing it all wrong. One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. No office.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Because then you’d miss out on: Whether it’s better experience to build a complete, tiny startup or to do more in-depth customer development for a meatier problem. How cofounders can collaborate without going crazy. Each one starts from a different place and a different definition of that. Why not take a stab?

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The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

Ohad Frankfurt is the cofounder and CEO of Swayy , a personalized content curation and management platform. However, we quickly realized that building a product is only a small piece of the startup puzzle. As an early stage startup, there are a lot of risk factors to face before you will find success. Coworking space.

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