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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders. Although we haven’t been on the inside at Techstars for several years, we grew up with the program and have watched with growing dismay as it drifted away from its original focus on founders.

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Commit raises $6M seed round to match senior engineers to startups they want to work for

TechCrunch

In addition, as Gunn noted, “hiring at early-stage startups sucks.” In addition to matching up founders and engineers, it also offers its community members access to an active remote-first community of fellow engineers for peer support and career advice, as well as coaching and other transition services.

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Starting a Business! From Idea to Launch

American Entrepreneurship

Seek out financial advice because it takes time to improve a score. Mentorship: Having access to someone with much greater experience is of tremendous value to a first-time entrepreneur. The aspiring founder may also survey potential customers and analyze industry trends to reach a satisfactory validation.