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SuperMac War Story 10: The Video Spigot « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

But Apple had planned to announce and demo QuickTime without a way to get video into the Mac. The Cinepak codec was written by the engineer who would become my cofounder at Rocket Science Games.) We must have made them play the demo twenty times. I was the Senior Technical Writer for SMac from 1988-1991. Order Here.

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Mentoring the mentors: Advice and inspiration for startup mentors

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Last year around the time PIE was starting, David Cohen , cofounder of TechStars , shared the TechStars Mentor Manifesto. I saw David at the recent Microsoft Accelerator Demo Day and was reminded to go back and reread both of these posts. Technical Support -- Key Accounts Manager. Technical Writer. UI Designer.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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Post launch, if you gain traction, is where the business person will help take the load off of the technical folks. The business person can take all the meetings while the technical folks work on making the product better. Especially if you aren’t from around Silicon Valley. I look forward to your next update!

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What Startups Are Really Like

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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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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

www.quora.com

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Non-Technical Co-Founders Co-Founders Technical Co-founders Finding Co-Founders Startups & "How Important Are Ideas?" Developer, engineer, CTO, or technical co-founder? Maybe, dear asker, you do not need a technical "co-founder" at all.

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Finding Your Co-Founders

techcrunch.com

In Silicon Valley, rock climbing’s a current hot spot for startup folks. SVASE or Founder Dating in Silicon Valley, First Tuesday in London and Hackers and Founders in New York all come to mind. To be blunt, find a way to move to Silicon Valley. So is ultimate frisbee. Find your ticket.