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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

How are you funding this? What level of funding do you currently have? What are some sites or companies in the same space? What functionality would make your company launch-ready? What metrics will you need for future funding rounds or operations? Graphic design? UI/UX design? will you leverage?

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9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

Both Sides of the Table

I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. In the late 90′s I saw a dangerous trend creeping into the startup world, which was that companies were suddenly raising huge amounts of money too early in their existence. Over funding often produces bad behavior in early-stage companies.

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Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions

SoCal CTO

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

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Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions

SoCal CTO

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

CTO Hire 259
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Doing the Right Things is More Important than Doing Things Right

Both Sides of the Table

But many CEO’s and management teams fail to set clear guidelines on what the company objectives are and make sure that everybody is driving toward the same goal. It’s actually quite hard to lay out an annual company strategy that is articulate and underpinned by facts. Similar with product features.

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Interview with Kevin Hell, EvoNexus

socalTECH

A couple of weeks ago, twelve companies moved into the new downtown San Diego, EvoNexus incubator--which is run by CommNexus. When companies come into our incubator, we take no equity, we take no stake in the company, it's completely free for the participant. That's through the generosity of the Irvine Company.

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Ten Startup Tips From Steve Jobs

InfoChachkie

He is a great example of…building an enchanting company.”. Another of Mac’s stories highlights the degree to which Steve treated his designs as works of art. That’s too bad ,” Steve told him, “ because I signed the inside, along with the other members of my development team. Big Dumb Companies Are Often Just That. “So

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