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Interview with Elizabeth Cholawsky, HG Data

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That was in the support space, where we were doing outsourced technical services. I've been living in Santa Barbara since 1996, and over the course of my career I've gone back and forth to the Bay Area several times. As you know, over time, we've had both spurts of high tech growth and some lulls.

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Taking Other People’s Money Changes Your Life

Startup Professionals Musings

Strange course corrections. Moral: Before you decide that it’s absolutely necessary to take outside investment, explore all the possible ways you can partner, outsource, affiliate, collaborate, or…heaven forbid, get customers. Yes, it is now in vogue to say your startup can, or did, pivot.

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10 Strategies To Find That Rare Complementary Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which they don’t have. Finding a high-tech co-founder in the middle of Kansas may be a long search. There’s a reason that Silicon Valley and Boston are hubs for high-tech startups.

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10 Keys To Building Unstoppable Startup Partnerships

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which they don’t have. Finding a high-tech co-founder in the middle of Kansas may be a long search. There’s a reason that Silicon Valley and Boston are hubs for high-tech startups.

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10 Steps To Finding The Right Startup Co-Founder

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which they don’t have. Finding a high-tech co-founder in the middle of Kansas may be a long search. There’s a reason that Silicon Valley and Boston are hubs for high-tech startups.

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

SoCal CTO

Timing your startup - Chris Dixon , November 7, 2010 I never had the opportunity to invest in YouTube but I have to admit that if I did I probably would have passed (which of course would have been a huge mistake). This doesn’t make sense. This post is my reflection on what is different and what remains the same. Vision Needs Traction.