Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

Posted on June 11, 2009 by steveblank When my students ask me about whether they should be a founder or cofounder of a startup I ask them to take a walk around the block and ask themselves: Are you comfortable with: Chaos – startups are disorganized Uncertainty – startups never go per plan Are you: Resilient – at times you will fail – badly.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) Because of IMVUs reputation, Ive also had the opportunity to serve as an advisor or board member for more than a dozen startups. It was by far the most intense and most rewarding experience of my professional life.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2018

And that rapidly evolving video technology will make video analytics integral to that approach. However, with video analytics, we are presented with some advantages. Video analytics can be a passive biometric solution, helping capture different points of data of individuals, behaving naturally.

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Up and Running

JULY 8, 2016

If you’ve ever tried to start a software company or build a mobile app, you’ve probably come across these options for getting it out there: Find a technical cofounder. You need someone who is very technically capable, has time to work on the project, and has a passion for what you’re doing. Hire a freelancer to build your app.

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startupbaltimore.org

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Finding a Technical Cofounder by Mike Subelsky on September 17, 2010 Advice View Comments Over the past 18 months I’ve had the same conversation with about ten entrepreneurs looking to start a software-based business. As Dave Troy put it, it all boils down to this: “In Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Cofounders Find You!&#

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techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

The Trouble With Non-tech Cofounders. I want to reflect on my experience as a non-technical founder and reassess my original decision – almost two years ago – to stick to what I’m good at, and not waste time learning to code. Enterprise. CrunchBase. Hot topics. Editor’s Picks. Disrupt NYC. guest author.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2010

On the other extreme, modern web-based applications face almost no technical risk, and are governed by high market uncertainty. Eric) In a bar in Amsterdam in 2005, my two cofounders and I came to the sad conclusion that startup we tried to built for two years was doomed. A video of the first prototype can be found here.)

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davetroy.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Dave Troy: Fueled By Randomness Design, Entrepreneurship, Economics and Software home Twittervision Flickrvision About @davetroy ← Start By Taking Action A New Plan for Economic Development → In Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Cofounders Find YOU! And I’ve promised to talk about what it takes to find cofounders.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 10, 2015

Joseph is an Achieved CEO/CTO investor and strategic advisor. He was also Cofounder & CEO of Redbeacon, which allowed consumers to request bids for home services. Prior to Redbeacon, Ethan worked at Google as Product Manager for Image Search and Google Video. Our Guests. Joseph Shemesh (left).

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Let’s people sell premium digital content online without dealing with any of the technical stuff. Dan: Videos, music. Dan: Music, videos. Selling videos. Like somebody who is more of a technical person, versus just learning the new technologies myself and implementing something. Jason: Why is that premium?

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more!

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viniciusvacanti.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Home About Contact Me How To Make It as a First-Time Entrepreneur Vinicius Vacanti Guide to Finding a Technical Co-Founder September 7, 2010 | View Comments Steve Job's Technical Co-Founder “I’ve got this HUGE idea. I just need to find a technical co-founder.&# I was in this situation and we barely escaped.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 9, 2012

So, we arranged a meeting with Dave Bisceglia, cofounder and CEO at highly touted mobile gaming startup The Tap Lab , which went through TechStars Boston last year and was a finalist at MassChallenge , the world’s largest startup competition. They want to see in the video your personality and that you’re passionate.”.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

APRIL 12, 2016

He’s the cofounder and former CTO of LivingSocial, and over the past few years has angel invested in companies such as Shyp, LendingHome, Walker & Co, and also sits on the board of a YC alumni ThinAir. His full time job is CEO of Cheddar , the OTT video company he founded, and where Lightspeed is the lead investor.

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Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

“Talk with other entrepreneurs, not just famous entrepreneurs,” the Dropbox cofounder Drew Houston told Reid on the Masters of Scale podcast. Look for people who are one year, two years, five years ahead of you. You [will] learn very different and important things.”. This kind of online learning belongs in any leader’s tool kit.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 9, 2009

My cofounders and I would hash out nuances and details almost every day, re-drawing diagram after diagram on the whiteboard. MeganMurray : "Behind every technical problem is a human problem. leanstartup #w2e (via @blader ) Amen mcavalcanti : #w2e #leanstartup every technical problem is a usually a human problem. Expo SF (May.

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

The mailing list works in two ways: Every two weeks the 10 most interesting listings are e-mailed to more than 40,000 startups on the “Help a Startup Out Digest” listserv, and every week the best technical listings are sent to the “Hackers Digest” listserv. Because there’s a fee to post jobs and resumes, there’s not much spam.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 9, 2012

So, we arranged a meeting with Dave Bisceglia, cofounder and CEO at highly touted mobile gaming startup The Tap Lab , which went through TechStars Boston last year and was a finalist at MassChallenge , the world’s largest startup competition. They want to see in the video your personality and that you’re passionate.”

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The Startup Toolkit

MAY 8, 2012

offering features beyond showing text, pictures & videos) will take a couple months. However, it will take far more than a couple month’s worth of time to find a technical cofounder if you don’t already know people. Getting it to do stuff (e.g. That might seem like a lot of work.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

JULY 18, 2011

The funny part is that I didn’t realize Eventbrite had male cofounders since Women 2.0 always spotlighted Julie Hartz, cofounder and wife of Kevin. ConnectGroup – developed relationship with a Hilton general mgr in the south bay, then he became an advisor for Connect, got them into a few other hotels.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

Note: there is video from this event, but its not online yet. I had a flip cam with me, and the organizers captured their own video with a tripod and everything. Ive been there: is it me or my cofounder thats crazy? Definitely like to see video of the full talk. Would love to see the video! Without further ado.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 30, 2016

I am a session singer and producer, and I wish clients and peers would give me more of an opportunity to work in the technical side of the business (such as mixing and editing). The Baby Manual video series are designed to empower parents to balance it all. . #2 – More Opportunities. Photo Credit: Mella Barnes.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 7, 2016

Since we operate as a remote team, anytime you are near a computer or phone, you can technically be in the office. I’m a viral video producer so my number one resolution is to start a global phenomenon on the level of the Harlem Shake or Ice Bucket Challenge. Edward, working on his public speaking. “My

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Up and Running

MAY 12, 2015

Sean Higgins, cofounder of ilos Videos, participated in the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management MN Cup, a new venture competition which he says was a huge help in getting advice. We always used advisors or mentors to vet numbers and the block and tackle items within a pitch.”. Where do you find a mentor?

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Advisor. ); STARTUP. Chip Morse , cofounder and partner with Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton P.C., Why customers watch videos. Entrepreneur news from reporter Eric Markowitz. Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. Email address: Home. Tools & Research. Newsletters. Subscriptions. Writing A Business Plan. Running A Home-Based Business.

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thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Are you inventing new technical solutions to a problem? Blogging tools, video hosting services, image hosting services and the like, all make this a very accessible place to start up. If you use a piggy-back services like those mentioned above, you are simply being shielded from the technical requirements of the web by another company.

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Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

“Talk with other entrepreneurs, not just famous entrepreneurs,” the Dropbox cofounder Drew Houston told Reid on the Masters of Scale podcast. Look for people who are one year, two years, five years ahead of you. You [will] learn very different and important things.”. This kind of online learning belongs in any leader’s tool kit.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

I’ve listed the most common levers that universities use below, with some live examples from Yale: Strong technical departments : Computer Science , Math , Physics. The video game and Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality industry actively hire for people with design, screenwriting, and other visual arts skills.

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Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

In fact, they’ve created a 39-minute step-by-step video course to guide you through the process of conducting a preliminary U.S. A demo video (if you’ve got a digital sell sheet). Blackbox cofounder Bjoern Lasse Herrmann says, “Too many startups start building first without talking to customers. Patent Search.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

Here is the link to the video interview. If you want a sneak peak on that it’s in the video or transcript. Below is an edited transcript if you prefer to video – easier to scan I guess. [00:00:06] It was all technical. Last month they turned the tables on me. it would make more sense than “me.”

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

I haven’t looked at the video yet, but I should be able to understand from the headline and get some kind of emotional reaction to the headline. Well yeah, you could potentially find a cofounder. There’s a third alternative, and that’s a cofounder. Edwin: You get a cofounder onboard. Jason: Oh, yeah.

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

HTML5 video markup, compatibility and playback - Niall Kennedy's Weblog , February 8, 2010 The emerging HTML 5 specification lifts video playback out of the generic element and into specialized handlers. This post looks at the implementation details of HTML 5 video. Good stuff from Jason.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

For Chris Siragusa, former CTO of Kozmo, it was a chance to talk about his new company, Max Delivery , which is a lot like his old company. Two people who did not attend the Startup Funeral were Kozmo cofounders Joseph Park and Yong Kang, the guys who blew through $250 million in funding in three short years.

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

He can be technical, but he must be able to wield the tools of influence. What you don’t know Business founders who don’t code use bad proxies for picking technical co-founders (&# 10 years with Java!&# ). Technical founders who don’t sell also use bad proxies (&# Harvard MBA!&# ). Check out the free samples.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! What Makes People Happy? Have we even noticed?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Entrepreneurshit.

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