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SXSW Startups: My SideKick

Austin Startup

My own experience with street harassment is what inspired part of the mapping feature on MySideKick called Safety Pin. For about a year and a half, I worked in downtown Detroit and it was a 10-minute walk to and from my office. Get to know them and work with them over a period of time before fully committing. Don’t be in a rush.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Inevitably, the excuses begin: I need to hire people to build the product. In Meebo’s case, for example, I was lucky enough to partner up with Elaine and Sandy. No looking for partnerships (who’s going to partner with you anyway?). Partner up? Like I said, forget everything else and just get your product out the door.