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Should I bring in a co-founder, or hire? [closed]
I'm a developer, who has been working solo on a startup for close to 12 months.
The tech side is coming along well, but I'm acutely lacking in my business accumen, and sales skills.
Here's some key ...
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Dealing with Co-founder without the same commitment
Imagine the following scenario:
1 founder and self proclaimed CEO , created an idea for a new website internet services, and started developing it. The core of the system is done, he decides that one ...
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How to evaluate startup co-founders based on testing their leanness and agility skills?
My guess is as in most cases existing relationships and/or validated relevant past experiences are a great start, but wondering on a ad-hoc basis what the best way to evaluate startup co-founders ...
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Bringing part time hacker on-board for equity only. How much equity is fair?
[Disclaimer: This question was also posted on Hacker News]
Howdy,
Just 6 weeks ago my co-founder and I began working on our startup full time. We want to accelerate development and have talked to a ...
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How to Assess Integrity of a Potential Hire?
Warren Buffet says, "Hire people based on Passion,Intelligence and Integrity." People's passion is visible in the first meeting, and intelligence comes out in a couple of hours in a discussion, but ...
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Does a small startup really *need* someone with an MBA?
Inspired by this question, I want to know if people think a small startup (3-5 people) actually needs someone with an MBA. Especially if the group has reasonably diverse skills and isn't going the ...
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How does a technical person evaluate an MBA-type business partner?
I've read a lot of questions asking about how an MBA can find a technical person to implement their idea, but I haven't seen the other direction.
As a technical person, I know that I can get my idea ...
