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5 Things You Should Know Before Hiring A Development Shop

YoungUpstarts

by Stella Fayman, CEO and cofounder of matchist. Most dev shops are good at one technology over another, or focus on UX or even a vertical like healthcare. Dev shops may also have different processes for managing projects One of the most common is called agile development - and has rave reviews due to its emphasis on quick iteration.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. Reviewing financial & operational performance. Founder’s perspective.

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30 tips for avoiding startup failure, from successful founders

The Next Web

But have you ever had the opportunity to pick the brains of founders who created amazingly successful startups and companies like Envato , Backblaze , Simple , or Treehouse ? Few people like talking about their mistakes, but thankfully nine founders took some time to share some of their hard-earned knowledge with you. Find your niche.

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4 Accounting Tips For Startups And Small Businesses

YoungUpstarts

by Swapnil Shinde, Co-Founder and CEO of Zeni. Most businesses use spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel to track their revenue and expenses when they first start operating, but this system requires a lot of manual data entry, so it can be time-consuming and easy to make mistakes.

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The future of search is being reinvented with generative AI

VC Cafe

In December 2022, just a month after the introduction of ChatGPT, Google understood the risk as well and launched a ‘code red’ – a company-wide emergency effort to tackle generative AI and come back with an adequate response to ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing.

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

As we were out looking for our Series B round, our company had gotten the attention of “name of big VC firm here” who wanted a play in enterprise software. During the due-diligence process, I sat down with one of the partners who pulled out a set of slides and asked me: ”Have you seen these?” Are These Your Slides?

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Rethinking The Way Companies Collaborate And Execute Business Processes

YoungUpstarts

by Nick Candito, cofounder and Chief Executive Officer at Progressly. Every year, companies lose 20 to 30 percent in revenue due to inefficiencies. Business processes span industries, both vertical and horizontal, and can include any type of business operation. Health – a medical assessment, a drug approval.