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Knowing When It’s Time To Sell Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

They had a phenomenal obsession with customer service and offered free shipping and returns. Google reportedly turned down buyout offers from Microsoft shortly before the 2004 IPO. Negotiating a different deal structure could have prevented the price from dropping. Unique social networking product. Unprofitable.

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