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Why Selling To The Government Can Downgrade Your Startup

InfoChachkie

Article first published as Why Selling To The Government Can Downgrade Your Startup on Technorati. I am not a government contracting expert. I am not a government contracting expert. free weekly Infochachkie articles! free weekly Infochachkie articles! The Downside Of Government Contracting.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch LA

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. A Biden presidency doesn’t need a Green New Deal to make progress on climate change. ” Climate resiliency .

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Ten Attributes of Your Ideal Business Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

In this article, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” 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. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

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Dual Founders Manage Technology Startups Better

Startup Professionals Musings

Here the principles of finding any top executive apply, as I’ve covered in a previous article. Most employers, due to fear of lawsuits, will only confirm employment data and give you positive feedback over the phone. Outsource your technical requirements. Interview former employers, more than the candidate.

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Non-Technical Entrepreneurs Need the Right Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

Here the principles of finding any top executive apply, as I’ve covered in a previous article. Most employers, due to fear of lawsuits, will only confirm employment data and give you positive feedback over the phone. Outsource your technical requirements. Interview former employers, more than the candidate.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” Fast early growth in a market is often eroded when competition gets fierce and prices are forced down due to competition.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? But I don’t think so.