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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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NAME Comcast. NAME Verizon Communications. NAME Yahoo. NAME Shikhar Ghosh. NAME Toby Stuart. NAME Daniel Dreymann. NAME Charles Holloway. NAME David Cowan. The 20-year venture capitalist is an "angel" investor in Mr. Dreymanns new start-up, Mowingo Inc., Domain Name/Basic Site.

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Silicon Valley Uber Alles? I think so… Some of their Secret Weapons.

Scalable Startup

And don’t use the word “silicon” in your name. These towns are setting their expectations way too high while the real Silicon Valley giggles at the sight. Take Boulder, Colorado as a model, they’ve successfully created their own very strong economy for startups. There’s a startup for every 50 or so people there.

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How to Start a Travel Agency

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Are you seeking a loan or investment from an angel investor or venture capital firm? In California, Washington, Hawaii, Iowa, and Florida, you’ll need a Seller of Travel license. Further, we had a very simple organization structure, so ease of governance and compliance drove our choice of corporate structure.”.