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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 9, 2020
You need to find the skills or experience you don’t have in business, technology, or money. Your idea is not intellectual property yet, so it has no inherent value. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Giving a co-founder a salary won’t get you the “fire in the belly” you want.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 1, 2023
I always tell entrepreneurs that two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a cofounder or two. You need to find the skills or experience you don’t have in business, technology, or money. Giving a cofounder a salary won’t get you the “fire in the belly” you want.
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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 4, 2014
You need to find the skills or experience you don’t have in business, technology or money. Your idea is not intellectual property yet, so it has no inherent value. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Giving a co-founder a salary won’t get you the “fire in the belly” you want.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
You need to find the skills or experience you don’t have in business, technology, or money. Your idea is not intellectual property yet, so it has no inherent value. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Giving a co-founder a salary won’t get you the “fire in the belly” you want.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 25, 2018
On the other hand, everyone is doing it, so that means more competition, and the market and technology are changing faster than ever before. These days you can create a C-corp or LLC online quickly at a low cost, to serve you well in signing partners, intellectual property, investors, and revenue.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 25, 2017
This movement, coupled with free websites and apps, makes it possible for almost any technical person to start a business. This technology is not only spawning a new generation of entrepreneurs, but is also changing the educational landscape, all the way down to early grade school. Breeds success through people diversity.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 24, 2016
You need to find the skills or experience you don’t have in business, technology, or money. Your idea is not intellectual property yet, so it has no inherent value. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Giving a co-founder a salary won’t get you the “fire in the belly” you want.
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