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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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Your highest priority right now is hiring the 1 or 2 people that are going to join your company and make a difference. But as I look at the GRP Partners returns we’ve made a lot of money investing in companies in New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Arizona and Seattle. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder.

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The Tech Mentorship Gap: How Code2040 Is Solving. What You Can Do. And How LinkedIn Can Help

Hunter Walker

Companies can hire a Fellow at hire.code2040.org. 2013 Class 18 Fellows - CMU, Stanford, MIT, University of Maryland- Baltimore County, Virginia Tech, University of Pittsburg, Harvey Mudd College, UCLA, USC, Berkeley, University of Huston, CSU Channel Islands, Notre Dame de Namur. Students can apply at apply.code2040.org.

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14 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Biggest Accomplishment in 2016

Hearpreneur

I’ve now grown it to a 6-figure business and made my first hire. 3 – Doubled Our Team, Hired & Retained Talent. But the thing that I feel is our greatest accomplishment is the fact that we doubled our core team and so far have managed to hire and retain great talent, while keeping our core values consistent.

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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

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People often ask me what VCs look for when we hire partners and many have asked how to become VCs themselves one day. But some of our largest investments have come from all across the country: BillMeLater (Baltimore, $1 billion eBay), DealerTrack (NYC, $1.3 billion IPO), Envestnet (Chicago, $1.25 So there you have it.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

startupbaltimore.org

Home Events Calendar Job Board Startup Resources Archives About Contact Interested in an Open-Data Contest in Baltimore? Each of those ten people have great ideas and passion for their ventures but they are lacking a technical cofounder or the money to hire a programmer. You could hire someone overseas via Elance. Start here.

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How To Find A Programmer To Build Your Startup Idea

socialmatchbox.com

If they hire an accountant to help prepare and file their taxes that may cost around $500. You should avoid spending your time here and instead focus on finding a way to generate revenue or to attract investors so that you can afford to hire someone. You now have an hourly rate range to work with.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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While the costs of starting a tech company have plummeted it still does take money to hire a team, launch products and market oneself. But soon Cincinnati will also have a 38,000 sq ft co-working facility in its historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Angels & Recycled Capital.