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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

"I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. Make sure you go through the 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder. Find out who is good.

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A New Way to Teach Entrepreneurship – The Lean LaunchPad at Stanford: Class 1

Steve Blank

It was designed to bring together many of the new approaches to building a successful startup – customer development, agile development, business model generation and pivots. Even if they did, what if the assumption – that we had developed a better approach to teaching entrepreneurship – was simply mistaken?

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How To Win Startup Competitions

VC Cafe

For example, the ‘Visa Elevator Pitch’ will only accept video entries, whilst you have to be a country-based business to be eligible for the ‘House to Home’ competition. Start-ups must ensure that their pitch is short, to the point and original. Make sure you get some inspiration for outstanding video pitches.

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How to Beat Inequity in Investment

Austin Startup

Take every opportunity available to go and network with other people; this will help you practice while also building your network. Meetup.com is a great resource for those looking to develop their networking skills. Develop your elevator pitch, practice your handshake, and interact.

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30 Entrepreneurs Share their Best Networking Tips and Advice

Hearpreneur

#9- Don't limit what you think Photo Credit: Rian Smith Networking is one of the most effective ways to build connections and open new growth opportunities that are beneficial for your career, company, and/or personal development. The most important thing is to not limit what you think of as networking.

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7 Common Mistakes Startups Make on Accelerator Program Applications

mashable.com

That’s one of the things we might develop during the summer program. Winging the 60-Second Pitch We’ve all heard of the elevator pitch , but last year, when asked to produce it, only two succeeded in delivering one in under a minute, and that’s among the select three dozen startups invited to do in-person interviews.

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4 Strategies for Managing Your Online Brand

ReadWriteStart

When you first start a company, the corporate brand hasn't yet developed a reputation or any customer momentum, so most early-stage companies leverage the brands of the individuals involved for credibility. Representation is a large part of any social network, but some more than others.". Refine your personal elevator pitch.