You're saying is that your product strikes a middle ground, "providing powerful project management features without the learning curve." Why is no learning curve important? Because it allows teams to transition to it without taking time to do it. Teams that are already using complex products lik...
This question leads me to believe there are a limited number of people in the company. With that said, and I mean this sincerely; why do you need a title? If you are a key person in an early stage start-up what will the title do for you? Will it pigeon hole you into a specific role or skill set w...
I would try selling it to 10 customers (without changing your pitch) and if you don't get 3 customers to buy, then adjust. It's less about time and more about # of learnings. I don't like interviews, I like asking if they have the problem, showing them our solution (verbally or with a visual) a...
A pre-launch raise is really hard but not impossible. I raised a seed round for a mobile app that hasn't launched but it was quite honestly incredibly difficult and I wouldn't recommend others trying it! I answered a question about when is best to raise under what circumstances here: https://...
This one by Jason Daley on whether entrepreneurs are born or made is a great one: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/228273 Steve Blank is always an enjoyable read: http://steveblank.com/2012/06/04/entrepreneurship-for-the-99/ You gotta love this one by Richard Branson http://venturebeat.co...
Great question! And it was literally just addressed in this podcast episode with David Skok: http://www.hubspot.com/podcast Disclaimer the information below (until the last paragraph) is about venture-backed companies. Short answer: It's dependent on the stage. Less risk = less equity. Long a...
Before I dive deeper, I would like to know what makes you think that everything has fallen apart since last 8 months? If it's about being left out with minority stake in business post 2 rounds of funding then things could be discussed. If it's about some planning and execution problem then the s...
A great team looks like this - 2 full stack engineers. They can manage servers, security, build features and code front end JS/interactions. - 1 visual designer focused on product, information architecture, UX and flows. - 1 front end developer who can take designs and built out killer interacti...
It doesn't look like any of the answers given have actually answered the question you posed -- so I'll do my best: The best place to look is within your OWN personal networks. At the end of the day, a co-founder is very similar to having a husband or wife. Your life will be tied to this perso...
I have been involved in many private companies from startups to large cash flowing enterprises. Lets start with what many companies find useful at the outset-negotiate and execute a shareholders agreement that establishes rights and responsibilities of the founders in case of events like this. S...