Kevin Rose’s (DIGG) way of doing business

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Kevin Rose’s (DIGG) way of doing business

Written on December 11, 2007 – 12:29 pm
Ernst-Jan Pfauth, editor in chief

In an on-the-couch-interview with author Sarah Lacy, Rose gave some advices for entrepreneurs. A small selection, collected by your Le Web 3 correspondent:

Don’t start raising funds too early. Make your concept perfect, then approach those angel funds and VC’s.
Pick partners that understand the business.
You don’t have to be a coder to start a project which you’re passionate about.

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By Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten on Dec 11, 2007 | Reply

You don;’t have be a coder? Than who will built it if you want to make your concept perfect and don’t want to raise money?
By Ernst-Jan Pfauth on Dec 11, 2007 | Reply

of course it helps to be a coder :) He did mention hiring somebody. But I think he means that if you really want something, you shouldn’t give up only because you’re not a coder.