Posts tagged techstartup
Video Podcast: Why you need a Technical Co-Founder!

If you aren’t a techie yourself, you definitely need a technical co-founder. Find out why in this week’s episode of The Raika Show.

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The Startup Therapy Couch™: Reason 6 of 7 your startup is failing - "Too much money too soon"

Your dad writes you a huge check for the startup idea you tossed around at dinner last night. Is it possible it’s too soon for big money?

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Video Podcast: The State of Healthcare (Technology)

Technological advancement is supposed to make our lives easier. As it regards healthcare record-keeping, have we in fact done damage to the patient-provider relationship instead?

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The Startup Therapy Couch™: Reason 5 of 7 your startup is failing - "You took some bad advice"

Your favorite mentor has just given you what sounds like the worst advice… What do you do and how do you know for sure?

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Video Podcast: It's All in the Family (Business)

We work with a lot of entrepreneurs, many of whom have never built a business before. Today we share our experience building our business… that builds other businesses!

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The Startup Therapy Couch™: Reason 4 of 7 your startup is failing - "We question your commitment"

Your passion for your idea has to be bigger than life, or you’ll never stay committed to it when things go sideways. (And they likely will go sideways at some point!)

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Is it a tech company? Is it, really?

We appear to be in the midst of a trend where companies are claiming to be “tech companies” when they’re anything but.  The guy selling peaches on the side of the road is claiming to be a tech company because he uses his phone to accept credit cards.  Who cares, right?  Let’s find out why it matters.

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Why is the Raika Tech Startup Program necessary?

Why should the Startup Program matter to you as an entrepreneur exploring a new technology idea? Why would you even need it if you feel like you are very clear on what you need to build?

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The Tech Therapy Couch: Let's put the "M" back in MVP!

Acronyms are amazing little creatures with the power to communicate complex ideas quickly and simply. That is, of course, if you actually know what the acronym means.

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The Startup Therapy Couch™: What's the TRUE Startup Unicorn?

I'm sure you've read the same types of stories I have: Startup ABC raises hundreds of millions in venture capital and is called a "unicorn", successful beyond the wildest dreams of the original founders. And in order to be called successful, these unicorns must have profit, right?

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The Startup Therapy Couch™: Entrepreneur is to Startup as {__} is to Football

In honor of the SATs and ACTs that are being taken this summer by terrified and overwhelmed high school seniors everywhere, I give you an analogy to help you understand your real role as the entrepreneur and ideator in your startup.

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