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The evolution of early stage investing in the UK

The Equity Kicker

These two developments combine to make startup investing much more exciting than it ever used to be and we have seen a massive increase in the number of individuals who want to be angel investors. However, finding and assessing investment opportunities is still a difficult and time consuming business.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. The best ones know enough about Internet marketing (and search engine optimization) that they’ll be visible if they are looking for new projects. third party to vet or manage&# your development team. Why are consulting CTOs so scarce? Try Google.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

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Had I known it was going to take the internet by storm I probably would have been a bit more careful with my word choice (especially referring to.NET as a language, doh!). But just to clarify a couple points, 24-hours into the storm: Yes,NET developers are great at what they do. Happy Look Like an Idiot on the Internet Day.

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