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Factual Data On Popular New Venture Success Timelines

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Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. - This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Amazon.com and Yahoo!

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The Average Startup Overnight Success Takes Six Years

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Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. - This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Amazon.com and Yahoo!

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Every Entrepreneur Dreams of an Overnight Success

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Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. - This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Amazon.com and Yahoo!

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How Long Should It Take For a Startup to Succeed?

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Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. - This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Amazon.com and Yahoo!

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Can You Beat Amazon In The Race To Overnight Success?

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Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. - This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Amazon.com and Yahoo!

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Guess How Long Overnight Success Really Takes

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Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. - This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Amazon.com and Yahoo!

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Overnight Startup Successes Usually Take Years

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Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. - This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Amazon.com and Yahoo!