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What is your best advice for first time entrepreneurs?

Alejandro Cremades I am driven by solutions to very complex problems.

August 28th, 2016

A good friend is taking the leap of faith and starting her own business. Would love to hear your words of... More

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A venture wants to hire me with founder status- the catch no salary or benefits for two years. How?

Mike Krim Digital Media Production Engineering & Broadcast Operations

May 10th, 2016

A venture wants to hire me with founder status- the catch no salary or benefits for two years. How does one survive?

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The 'co-op' startup - will it work?

Anton Gething Head of Product and Operations at COOLS

February 7th, 2016

Some friends and I have started a company. We're not your typical start-up set-up...We are three experienced entrepreneurs with day jobs, mortgages,... More

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Is there a marketplace to sell a start-up?

Devin Dufenhorst Regional Account Manager at Abbott Diabetes Care

February 19th, 2016

I have a start-up that is 3 years old and I have taken it as far as I can and would like to find a either a person or company that would like to acquire... More

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How much equity to give my technical co-founder?

Joe Trumph Co Founder at Far & Beyond

November 29th, 2015

I have been the non-technical sole founder of my startup company for 8 months since it first started earlier this year from an idea and developing... More

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Why did Secret shutdown and not pivot?

Rachel Zheng Business Development Manager at Honyee Media

April 30th, 2015

I'm sure everyone knows that Secret (the anonymous chat app that raised at $100M valuation not that long ago) is shutting down. The founder said... More

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At what point do you sacrifice perfection in order to release a product?

David Feldman Data Analyst at Scribd

June 12th, 2015

It difficult to determine when you should sacrifice form (if ever) over function for a first-time entrepreneur. Is it better to make a product... More

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The biggest marketing mistake made by startups

Peter Bray CEO at Bray & Co

March 1st, 2016

Time and again, I see startups create really, really bad marketing. I say this as someone that used to run big agencies and now works with a lot of... More

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Can startup founders ever be happy as just employees?

Jessica Alter Entrepreneur & Advisor

May 20th, 2015

We're thinking of hiring someone that's run their own startup several times. They are awesome culturally and can definitely handle the job. One of... More

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How much equity to give a new team member in a startup?

Anonymous

May 24th, 2016

I want to describe my situation and get your thoughts - as many as possible - on what is a fair offer to a new team member in a startup.I started... More

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