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What Does an Aspiring Founder Need to Know?

Harvard Business Review

Respondents emphasized that the skills required by a founder change as their venture matures. Cofounders are crucial. ” Another added, “If you don’t get decisions about potential cofounders right — for example, if your cofounder is not fully committed — it will likely kill your company.”

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Why Some of the Most Groundbreaking Technologies Are a Bad Fit for the Silicon Valley Funding Model

Harvard Business Review

The problem that Etosha and her cofounders ran into when they first sought to leverage the Silicon Valley ecosystem to get their business off the ground was that venture investors typically want to see a real product. All they had were some chemistry papers, scientific data, and an idea to change the world.