tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656943474910016800.post181000332563918931..comments2023-04-12T08:06:22.321-07:00Comments on whadar: How hard is it to start a startup? (for a hacker)whadarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15167607717672818511noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656943474910016800.post-16823940124190766422008-12-10T15:28:00.000-08:002008-12-10T15:28:00.000-08:00I don't agree.1. Do most startups need the mon...I don't agree.<BR/><BR/>1. Do most startups need the money to... start-up?<BR/> No<BR/>2. Do most startups fall because of lack in fundings?<BR/> Maybe its one of the components, but hardly the most significant.<BR/><BR/>3. So what IS the reason?<BR/>Commercial, Business & Marketing advisors\partners - even been the great engineer that you are (or at least have the potential to be), its simply not enough.<BR/><BR/>Of course money is an important stage of becoming a real entity but in a different stage and on a different level.<BR/><BR/>And besides, you compare between the Y-Combinator and early stage investor as if this 2 options are available for every new start-up whereas this is really not the case:<BR/>The reason Y-Combinator was made, is because the owner knows how hard (one might say even close to impossible) to get a real investor in the project.<BR/><BR/>All in all, if you'r in need for a masus... ;)sternrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564296690869924946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656943474910016800.post-2181248000656113792008-11-06T10:14:00.000-08:002008-11-06T10:14:00.000-08:00In London there are fairly good events such as Min...In London there are fairly good events such as Minibar & OpenCoffee to put you in touch with other entrepreneurs & investors.<BR/><BR/>I heard Israel was the best in the planet for this sort of funding. :-)<BR/><BR/>But do you really need the money? I suggest doing contracting work where you basically fix an Apache server one day and code the rest of the week.<BR/><BR/>Ideally need to meet like minded people and live frugally. I think a good business can grow slowly.Kai Hendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499708907733777119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656943474910016800.post-91938870809434759852008-11-04T23:25:00.000-08:002008-11-04T23:25:00.000-08:00From my own experience, getting the seed fund is t...From my own experience, getting the seed fund is the hardest part.<BR/>Later on, you still have to prove that you worth it.<BR/>After all, in most cases, you don't start making money from the beginning, which means you are going to have another round of investments. The second round is sometimes even harder as you need to show what you have done.<BR/>If you need any suggestions regarding opening a startup, contact me in privateAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14211645074089741333noreply@blogger.com