Hunter Walker
DECEMBER 30, 2024
As a cofounder you are *always* selling. Having a cofounder who loves selling doesn’t (fully) solve for this. If you avoid sales or are poor at it, you are doing a disservice to your team, your cofounder and yourself. There are coaches, advisors, blog posts, and courses that can help you get better at sales.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 6, 2013
Quick summary: Be careful not to have too many co-founders. And you need to be careful about giving up control to cofounders as much as VCs. I don’t think VCs care as much about co-founders & economics as people think. it’s the most expensive dilution you’ll ever face. For the wrong reasons.
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SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
I did a presentation this week at Coloft that looked at how Non-Technical Founders can go about getting their MVP built. Purpose of an MVP and Defining the Right MVP I've really not talked as much about this in my blog even though its hugely important. And the back-end is something that a non-technical founder can manage.
View from Seed
APRIL 6, 2021
You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. You have a deep desire to learn the venture capital business and are ready to hustle to meet the next great founder. However, you will serve as a co-pilot on deals with all four partners, across the geographies we cover.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 4, 2014
Nowhere is the politics more difficult than with co-founders, which is why for years I’ve spoken publicly about “ the co-founder mythology.” ” Of course we all go into businesses expecting to be aligned with our co-founders but over time life changes. Equity for the future?
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Getting a fixed price bid works for well-defined short-term projects, like blogging or programming. Entrepreneurs need to know every component of their business at a management level, or have a cofounder who does. Fixed price bidding is the only effective outsourcing model.” Bored and unmotivated teams are never cost-effective.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 13, 2013
.” I want to do the best deals wherever they are, but I thought, most VCs I met didn’t have very good operational experience, so I thought, “Well, what if I created a blog called Both Sides of the Table and could emphasize the fact that I used to sit on your side of the table?” Technical founder.
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