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SoCal CTO
MARCH 12, 2012
I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. Here's an example of that kind of email. Hire a Product Design Lead First Nailing that elusive technical co-founder I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
Every investor expects to see some business traction, both before and after a funding event. If you have neither, and choose to approach an investor, you will get no attention, and probably never again get a shot at funding with that investor. That means skip the jargon and include explanations and examples.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 21, 2014
The truth is you really don’t know how your teammates or your bosses will perform in good times and bad. You hire people who look good on paper. You join teams that got good write-ups on TechCrunch, have great VCs, have star CEO’s, whatever. Writing a book will be fun. After 6 months – you know.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 23, 2012
Running a new business starts with building a solid and credible business plan, working the investor funding process, and building an organization from nothing, with minimal resources. Sacrifice and time commitment. An important key is NOT to dodge the discussion up front, come to some agreement quickly, and write it down.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 22, 2010
Brad Feld hadn’t written his seminal “ term sheet series &# and The Funded hadn’t yet been created. I’m not sure I really even need to write this at length because Nivi absolutely nailed the topic in his article “ The Option Pool Shuffle.&#. You’ll need to hire and retain talen to grow your company.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 31, 2012
Every investor expects to see some business traction, both before and after a funding event. If you have neither, and choose to approach an investor, you will get no attention, and probably never again get a shot at funding with that investor. That means skip the jargon and include explanations and examples.
SoCal CTO
DECEMBER 1, 2010
aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. Want to know, for example, why Foursquare uses MongoDB to store check-in information? But I didn’t write it for you; I wrote it for myself.
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