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Dual Founders Manage Technology Startups Better

Startup Professionals Musings

If you already have some technical people on board, like software developers, and need a new manager, you supply the candidates based on credentials, and let them do initial interviews and make recommendations. Focus on finding the right partner to double your strength rather than dilute it. Marty Zwilling.

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Non-Technical Entrepreneurs Need the Right Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

If you already have some technical people on board, like software developers, and need a new manager, you supply the candidates based on credentials, and let them do initial interviews and make recommendations. Focus on finding the right partner to double your strength rather than dilute it. Marty Zwilling.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? 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. Software is very tricky and never ‘done.’

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Startup Funding – A Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Both of which are expensive and time-consuming.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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And finally, you may be able to avoid diluting your equity. A consulting CTO is an expert on the current state of the technology and can suggest the most appropriate development platform for your business. He can help you determine whether to outsource development (locally or overseas) or build an inhouse team. Beware, however!

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Why Continuous Deployment?

Startup Lessons Learned

Of all the tactics I have advocated as part of the lean startup , none has provoked as many extreme reactions as continuous deployment , a process that allows companies to release software in minutes instead of days, weeks, or months. In traditional batch-and-queue development, these two concepts are linked.

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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings

Seeing Both Sides

But once entrepreneurs have their initial team and product in place, a few smart advisors around the table and the social proof required to attract great talent, why would they raise additional dilutive equity capital if they can raise non-dilutive capital through the sale of tokens?