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How to Configure Your Startup Team

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I am fond of quoting that about 70% of my investment decision of an early-stage company is the team. How you build out your team in the first few years can have a huge impact on the trajectory of your company. How you build out your team in the first few years can have a huge impact on the trajectory of your company.

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Don’t Cede Control: Why You Need to Cut out Middle Men in Negotiations

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They outsource the critical negotiations and “trust their advisors to handle the details.&# And a key point is that when it comes down to “negotiations&# you need to turn up your personal heat and dial back the middle man. I said, “If I start with your position I have nowhere to go but down. Um, excuse me.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: So, you need to develop a product?

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► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Zondigo, Inc.