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Michael Seibel

11/29/18

@ Y Combinator

If you go the outsourcing route without a technical co-founder, you may end up with a low-quality product and no users, making it harder to attract a co-founder later.

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One Order of Operations for Starting a Startup by Michael Seibel

@ Y Combinator

One Order of Operations for Starting a Startup by Michael Seibel

11/29/18

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