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6 Tips for Coming Up With Your Million-Dollar Business Idea

Up and Running

With my third business, I didn’t even try to be original—I purchased a custom framing franchise and piggybacked to success on someone else’s name. David sold his recording equipment for $50,000 and they borrowed the rest of their seed money from a bank. reviews, reputation, Yelp!, My next venture didn’t fare much better.

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Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve been on the road much of 2012 and part of 2011. He shut down his company gracefully and even thought it must have felt like a crap sandwich doing so I’ll bet his reputation is still solid with his backers. I didn’t want to disappoint my customers. I didn’t sleep much back then. And so it goes again.

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Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

Gust

I’ve been on the road much of 2012 and part of 2011. He shut down his company gracefully and even thought it must have felt like a crap sandwich doing so I’ll bet his reputation is still solid with his backers. I didn’t want to disappoint my customers. I didn’t sleep much back then. And so it goes again. Many are well known.

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Top Startup Advisor Paul Graham Just Warned Against Taking Google's Money

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Enter you email address and zip code to set up customized email alerts. Top Startup Advisor Paul Graham Just Warned Against Taking Googles Money. 6, 2012, 1:09 AM. |. The pattern is: youve already raised some money at a cap of $x. Learn More » Customized instant email alerts. Your Money. Email Sent!