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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

It says that selling an airplane ticket for $500 and getting paid a $5 fees by the airlines (1% gross margin) is not the same thing as selling $500 of software that you built (>90% gross margin). Most of this advice boils down to an argument in favor of basic planning before starting a company or raising money.

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How to Start a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

I wanted to work in the pure, intellectual world of software, not deal with customers mundane problems. Some believe only businesspeople can do this-- that hackers can implement software, but not design it. But it turned outthey didnt like us, because our software was easy to use and we hostedthe site. Thats nonsense.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Update: Part 2: Finding Your Co-Founders CrunchBase Information Seth Sternberg meebo Information provided by CrunchBase Tweet Next Post Previous Post Advertisement Now Commented Facebook Goodbye, MacBook Pro. For both companies, the initial traction enabled raising seed money to get them to a traditional VC investment.)