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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

Review the code being built. We are producing the right functionality, but is the code that's being produced the right product? This kind of advisor should be looking at the code on a fairly regular basis to make sure that the team is building the right thing. Third party products are used appropriately.

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11 Small Business Grants and Loans to Apply For in 2024

Tech.Co

As inflation rates spiral and consumer demand takes a hit, business owners are forced to be more mindful of their bottom lines than ever. Create a membership here Deadline: Applications are reviewed quarterly 3. Due to its lower lending cap, businesses with a slightly lower credit score of 620 can be eligible for the loan.

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What Is Claude AI and Anthropic? ChatGPT’s Rival Explained

Tech.Co

In this guide, you'll learn exactly what Claude is, how it works, and all about its parent company, Anthropic. If you’d like to find out how Claude 2, Bard and various chatbots compare, check out our guide to the best ChatGPT alternatives. It is trained on over 137 billion text and code parameters – the same as Meta's Llama 2.

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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

Most of the great software startups that I’ve been involved in have at least one technical co-founder (and many have more than one.) It is important to realize that most people who are willing to work for sweat equity are not a) the best, b) in demand, and c) going to put their heart and soul into your project. How To Get There

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs. Sam’s enthusiasm was infectious and his plans were bold.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

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It says that selling an airplane ticket for $500 and getting paid a $5 fees by the airlines (1% gross margin) is not the same thing as selling $500 of software that you built (>90% gross margin). Sam did all this analysis before even deciding to build V1 of his software and before we put serious money behind him launching.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

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