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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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One of the Biggest Mistakes Enterprise Startups Make

Both Sides of the Table

The era of VCs investing in successful consumer Internet startups such as eBay led to a belief system that seemed to permeate many enterprise software startups that hiring sales or implementation people was a bad thing. We only want software revenue.” We prefer to sell software, not get involved with client systems.”

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10 Attributes Of The Perfect Partner For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

If you team with a partner who likes to sleep late, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Marty Zwilling.

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10 Key Traits Of An Ideal Entrepreneur Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

If you team with a partner who likes sleep until late morning, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Compatible work styles.

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10 Partner Qualities to Test Before Sharing Equity

Startup Professionals Musings

If you team with a partner who likes sleep until late morning, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Compatible work styles.

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A Startup Partner Needs More Than a Good Resume

Startup Professionals Musings

If you team with a partner who likes sleep until late morning, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Compatible work styles.

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Ten Attributes of Your Ideal Business Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

If you team with a Gen-Y type who likes to start work in the late morning, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done.