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Sprint Like An Egyptian: A Tech Entrepreneurship Revolution in Alexandria

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One commonly used approach is to identify widely felt “pain points” in the target market; build a workable solution to address them using particularly effective or efficient means; and if the business model pencils out, work like crazy to execute, execute, execute.

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Right Entrepreneurs In The Right Place Get Funded

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Other common previous roles were executives in Sales, Marketing, and Product Management, all suggesting that VCs back experience. If you are from outside the US, especially Asia, experts tell me that the focus is even more on relationships. Amazingly, no founding teams in the Gen-Y 18-25 year range received any funding in California.