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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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 14, 2011

I would note that there was no inconsistency in the hiring bar applied to the rest of the management team at Serious Business; Charles Hudson and Mike Jimenez are now cofounders of Atomic Panda and Ryan Ferrier is Chief of Staff at Crowdflower. Inconsistent Hiring Bar. And we did this repeatedly. This has always been a mistake.

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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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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. Industrial Design – Rights given for a product’s aesthetic or ornamental aspect.

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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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The Next Web

JANUARY 30, 2014

By identifying the necessary roles, you can figure out how many cofounders you need. If luck and serendipity is not quite your style, there are also websites and events specifically designed around matchmaking co-founders for startups, such as Startup Weekend , TechCofounder , CofoundersLab and Founder2Be. How to go about it?

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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 ). We felt like the most interesting thing happening in these slack communities were people asking for help (I’m looking for an intro to X, or I’m looking to hire a part-time CFO).

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

– Build out low-cost force multipliers such as scouts , Advisors, Entrepreneurs in Residence, Venture Partners, and so on. – Hire more non-Partner staff. – Hire more Partners. For a VC fund to be actively engaged in a large number of investments, it needs to hire more Partners to sit on more boards.

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The Startup Toolkit

JANUARY 6, 2017

Skills plus network provides better access to top-tier cofounders[3]. If you’re technical, maybe start with some of Patrick McKenzie’s articles. If you’re technical, maybe start with some of Patrick McKenzie’s articles. 3] Too many folks still look for cofounders as if they’re trawling Tinder.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 30, 2016

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). Thanks to Virginie Carmichael, CityGirl’s Design. #10 . #2 – More Opportunities. Photo Credit: Mella Barnes. 6 – More Women in Tech.

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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. It’s a Web and mobile apps design and development company that partners with others of various sizes in order to help them make the important decisions that they might not be qualified to decide themselves. .

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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. It was by far the most intense and most rewarding experience of my professional life.

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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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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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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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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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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

I’ve listed the most common levers that universities use below, with some live examples from Yale: Strong technical departments : Computer Science , Math , Physics. Accelerators & Fellowships : CITY Accelerators , Social Innovation Lab , Yale Center for Engineering Innovation & Design Fellowship ; Yale Canaan Fellowship.

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thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Are you inventing new technical solutions to a problem? In most instances they still require some development, but it’s the kind that you can generally easily hire. If you use a piggy-back services like those mentioned above, you are simply being shielded from the technical requirements of the web by another company.

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The Startup Toolkit

JUNE 27, 2016

For months, his ex-cofounder has been actively undermining the confidence of his remaining team. Once they work the growth rate back up (they paused growth to fix activation & retention), either the current team will get re-engaged or he’ll be able to hire a new team. In his case, the answer is going to be traction.

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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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Scalable Startup

MARCH 26, 2012

It will include travel, employee issues, hiring, firing, product design, cash burn, a new facility, the next funding round and some client and partner visits. Pay attention when outside mentors magically appear in your circle; I’ve met some of the best advisors at meetups and coffee shops.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Hire a designer on day one. If your job isn’t design-based, find someone who can give you that advantage. Great design maximizes the impact of technical innovation. Having a designer on board gives us the ability to work out features without writing a single line of code. Customers are awesome.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I am also in a few select boutiques and Hotel Gift shops including the famous Mohonk Mountain House and a design collective in Australia) My collection features unexpected combinations of raw and polished gemstones, opulent pearls, precious metals, custom clasps, and exotic minerals from the world’s treasure troves. (I Image Credit: Nancy D.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

” So I’m looking at it, and the first thing I think is the design is simple. Edwin: Would I be able to attract other people if the design would be different? Jason: Some people think the design matters a lot more than that. I think this looks like no designer made this, right? And that’s probably good.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

If your practice is not designed to cope with uncertainty, it has no place in a startup - even if your startup is located in government or enterprise. Ive been there: is it me or my cofounder thats crazy? Yet, I think this definition is too important to leave out. How can we tell the difference? What if its both of you?

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Skimping on design. Your design will be the first look at your execution. You should be splurging on design, branding, etc. because no single other factor will impact your conversions more than having a good design. Get it designed well, then go from there. What about hiring, taxes, llcs, operations, scaling?

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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. We worked with Matt to design interview questionnaires and coached him on interviewing technique. The timing often depends on previous experience, key hires and the growth of the business.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

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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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Inevitably, the excuses begin: I need to hire people to build the product. 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. I don’t know any developers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2010

On the other extreme, modern web-based applications face almost no technical risk, and are governed by high market uncertainty. Eric) In a bar in Amsterdam in 2005, my two cofounders and I came to the sad conclusion that startup we tried to built for two years was doomed. The first hire The first hire was critical.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Discord with a cofounder was one of the most fatal issues for a company. Bricabox cofounder advises, “When a co-founder walks out of a company — as was the case for me — you’ve already been dealt a heavy blow. This turned into designing the best damn commenting system ever, which led to figuring out an ideal customer: newspapers.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Chatting with CEO and cofounder Kaufer this week, I was reminded of the fact that the company started with a very different business model in mind. Kaufer originally hired writers to product professional reviews and allowed user reviews on a whim. Suddenly, everything began to (literally) click. Comparing TripAdvisor with Akamai.

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

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!&# ). Technical founders who don’t sell also use bad proxies (&# Harvard MBA!&# ). Geeks can always be hired.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 9, 2009

And instead of design, engineering, QA, and operations we have a solution team implementing a startup-centric version of agile development. When people ask about how to reconcile metrics with interaction design, usability testing, or in-person customer interviews, this is the issue they are really talking about. Expo, never fear.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

For example, the network enables job seekers to get introductions to people in the group they’re being hired into, or to people who could talk to that hiring group, or to the hiring manager themself. Improving the quality of hires or increasing the speed of the hiring process saves professionals time and money.

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K9 Ventures

MAY 6, 2015

Others prefer teams of three — the hacker, hustler, designer trio. In some cases the “co-founder” title is used to attract people to join the company in an increasingly competitive hiring environment. But the key hiring, firing, strategy, fundraising, and customer issues often fall in the lap of the founding CEO.

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www.paulgraham.com

AUGUST 1, 2008

We could hire employees, but we want to be forced to figure out how to scale investing. In essense, let the market design the product. As the volume of startups increases, big companies will start to develop standardized procedures that make acquisitions little more work than hiring someone. Weve done the same thing ourselves.

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