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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

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After a few months, the demo site won a business plan competition. I was basically a consultant without the payment and I basically got taken advantage of. If you can't do that convincingly, go get investor money and hire a consultant. So to close, a technical co founder and a low cost consultant are not the same thing.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

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Paige Craig: Adrenaline-junkie Paige Craig is a former marine and intelligence consultant who’s now a prolific angel investor and startup advisor based out of Los Angeles. Craig is currently the CEO and founder of stealth-ish startup BetterWorks. A killer demo can tell the story just as well as a perfectly honed PPT.&#