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How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide

SoCal CTO

His goal was to find a programmer who would come in as an early partner and work as an Equity-Only Developer. At that point, you can't really just try to find someone to build it on the side, do equity only, etc. It tips you off that the person doesn't quite get the nuance. It needs to be funded to be successful.

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How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide

SoCal CTO

His goal was to find a programmer who would come in as an early partner and work as an Equity-Only Developer. At that point, you can't really just try to find someone to build it on the side, do equity only, etc. It tips you off that the person doesn't quite get the nuance. It needs to be funded to be successful.

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Timing and why we’re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

Pro tip: take on the mantle of book editor for a major tech publication, and the publishers will mail you books for free. Mithril is struggling to compete against ferocious competition in the growth-stage equity market. Alas, no $100 catered lunches.

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The eCommerce Game Goes to Austin

Tech Zulu Event

WordPress, by way of $15M via North Bridge Growth Equity in WPEngine. eCommerce is the foundation of eTail which is where Retail bleeds online; and that’s not the tip of the iceberg but what lies beneath the water when it comes to the consumer internet. Addison, Texas is home of The open source eCommerce framework Broadleaf.

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Digiday Mobile: The Future Of Mobile Media Live

Tech Zulu Event

Keynote: Jordan Rohan, Managing Director of Equity Research, Internet and Digital Media, Thomas Weisel Partners 9:30am: Keynote Panel: The State of Mobile: The Economics Of Critical Mass? When will we reach a tipping point in the consumer psyche in regards to making purchases through a mobile Internet site or an App?

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