Scalable Startup

APRIL 15, 2015

Many factors come into play in early board formation including the founder’s goals, investors, cofounders, early appointees, family, friends. It’s fine to have the founder and maybe one cofounder on the board; after all that’s all you have to draw from. Which ones should be advisors instead?

Cofounder 20

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Los Angeles San Francisco 20

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. Events and Conferences : Yale Innovation Summit , Yale Cyber Leadership Forum , Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (with focus on innovation). I wrote a blog post on this.

Affiliate 60

Affiliate Connecticut Programming Community 60

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)?

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

we had no revenue. As a result, we knew that our pitch would need to steer into investors’ biggest concern: the lack of revenue. Instead, our strategy was to steer immediately into the revenue question because that was the top concern of investors in 2004. We made the mistake of listing three different revenue streams.

Entrepreneur 111

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

VMware—Diane Greene. (*) While not technically cofounders, Andy Grove and Thomas Watson, Sr. Andy Grove was Intel’s third employee (after the two cofounders Robert Noyce and Gordon E. Despite this dynamic history, modern record company executives badly missed the most sweeping technical innovation—the Internet.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 78

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. spent $20 million to get back to the same revenue that I had when I was CEO. 13 – Disharmony with Investors/Co-founders.

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Cofounder Startup Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 89

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

At the PA we teach leaders the principles of purpose-driven leadership so that they can create the absolute best value for those they are called to serve. I hit over six figures in my first year in business – and the company revenue has increased annually ever since. This couldn’t have happened if I was not purpose-drive.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

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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Developer Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder 42

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

Research from BCG, Harvard Business Review, First Round Capital, the Kauffman Foundation, and Illuminate Ventures shows that investors in diverse teams get better returns: Paul Graham , cofounder of Y Combinator (2015): “Many suspect that venture capital firms are biased against female founders.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 78