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8 Tactics For Every Entrepreneur To Manage Technology

Startup Professionals Musings

Even if they realize that they need real technical strength at the top, they are not sure how to attract and select the talent and expertise they really need. Startups succeed most often when the founding partners know how to build and run a business, rather than how to build and run technology.

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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

Three types of organizations – Incubators, Accelerators and Venture Studios – have emerged to reduce the risk of early-stage startup failure by helping teams find product/market fit and raise initial capital. They do the most to de-risk the early stages of a startup. Reducing Startup Risk.

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5 Communication Hacks For Startup Cofounders

YoungUpstarts

Hell, even shouting matches will happen. I also recommend having board members and a group of advisors who can provide different perspectives and contribute to a healthier partnership. When you’re in a partnership with a friend, disagreements about the company will occur. It’s inevitable.

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How to find the right cofounder

NZ Entrepreneur

Wondering how to find the right cofounder but don’t know where to start? Some time ago I came across a startup with six founders. Finding a technical cofounder. Hence you need what they call in startup world a “technicalcofounder. Finding a non-technical cofounder.

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6 Hiring Principles To Grow The Best New Venture Team

Startup Professionals Musings

Startup investors tell me they invest in a new venture with a higher caliber of people, rather than the product or service, and I agree. In my role as a business advisor, I see successful businesses most often emerging from great teams rather than great products.

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What To Do If You’re a Startup CEO & You Don’t Know How To Sell

Hunter Walker

Especially since VC pattern matching may inappropriately label people this way (can’t sell) who are merely nervous or new to their environment. Can your lack of interest or skill in “selling” be counter-balanced by a cofounder or team that’s great at it? Some weeks you’ll be selling more than you’re sleeping!!! Yes and No.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

bizthoughts.mikelee.org

BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder.