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Knowing When It’s Time To Sell Your Startup

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Not surprisingly, they developed a loyal following and grew rapidly. Believe it or not, three years after founding the company in 1996, Larry Page and Sergey Brin actually tried to sell Google for $1 million. The deal closed only four months later in August of 2012. Unique social networking product. Unprofitable.

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