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Why Real Learning is Outside the Building, Not Demo Day

Steve Blank

While our teams have mentors, socialize a lot and give great demos, the goal of our class final presentations is “ Lessons Learned ” – about product/market fit, pricing, acquisition/activation costs, pricing, partners, etc. We had a killer team and all the right skillsets.

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Most Common Early Start-up Mistakes

Both Sides of the Table

There is nothing wrong with non-founders – by design they are the overwhelming majority of companies. People design their products in a box assuming that they’ll show customers later and get feedback. It you have a great software engineer that’s awesome. The world is much safer for non-founders.

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As investor activity enjoys a resurgence, here are 10 breakthrough trends and companies to watch in 2025

The Startup Magazine

From the next generation of AI solutions, and revolutionary software engineering solutions to cost-saving consumer solutions, heres a list of 10 breakout innovation trends and companies to watch out for in 2025. Dosty, an all-in-one pet care app designed to simplify pet parenting, is another startup to keep an eye on in this space.

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[INTERVIEW] North Aware Founder And Creator Of The Smart Parka, Jamil Khan

YoungUpstarts

That’s what former software engineer Jamil Khan has done with his new company, North Aware , in manufacturing its Smart Parka. As he notes, you have to be able to advance the learning curve fast in software development because changes occur at such a rapid pace. Trust a techie to reinvent how we do winter.

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Build Predictable Startup Models by Forming an Agency

ReadWriteStart

It provides the freedom to partner with entrepreneurs and reduce the costs of agency work in exchange for equity in their startup. Being able to hire talented professionals remains a difficult proposition in the current job market, especially when sourcing experienced developers, designers, and project managers.

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How To Work Better with Your Co-Founder

ReadWriteStart

It's challenging to build, design and deploy software. A quick note, while I primarily talk about co-founders, the same principals should also be applied to interacting with all early employees as you really are partners on the mission to build a great product. Use Solid Agile Process for Estimating Development Timeline.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

It’s a very smartly designed debenture program. Eric Paley , managing partner at Founder Collective , told me that they had implemented a city-wide program in Boston to help local university students get internships at local tech startups. There are two reasons you need local capital.

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