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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower

Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. And unless they have a tech background, they can’t look under the hood themselves. The answer is to engage a trusted outside source for a Technical Review – a deep-dive assessment that provides a C-suite perspective.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. Background Questions Let’s start with some background questions about the business and product. Who are the customers?

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How Much Information Should you Give VCs for Due Diligence?

Both Sides of the Table

He forwarded an annoyed email to my main contact at Salesforce. Another VC called the co-founder & tech head – Parker Harris. There is no reason to part with your cap table or legal docs until you’re convinced that they’re actually committed to doing work with you in due diligence. What did he do?

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Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products

TechCrunch LA

More people are focused on the beginning of the product lifecycle; very few are focused at the end.”. The end of the product lifecycle is where Murthy and Kaplan feel Ghost has “an enormous opportunity to help people be more efficient in that process,” Murthy added. Ghost is not alone in developing technology focused on inventory.

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Tech Companies Are Hiring Staff… Then Rescinding the Offers

Tech.Co

A number of tech companies have made the headlines this week for hiring new members of staff, only to rescind such offers before they start. Get all the latest tech news straight to your inbox. Get all the latest tech news straight to your inbox. Please fill in your email. A False Start. Please fill in your name.

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Mommy Bloggers Review Service for Manufacturers of Kid and Family Products

Eric Greenspan

As a newfound Dad Blogger and experienced marketer, I’ve begun offering a great new service that has been greeted by the Mommy Blogger community with great interest and the manufacturers of great products have responded equally well. I will demand and police honest and ethical reviews, whether good or bad.

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Why You Should Think Twice Before You Send That Intro Email

Both Sides of the Table

And in most cases I would heed Fred Wilson’s advice about the “double opt-in” email for intros – where you ask for permission before green-lighting an unsolicited introductions. At a minimum you’re obligating them to ignore the email and feel like an arse for not responding to your introduction.

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