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The Courage to Monetize

Austin Startup

I was given revenue responsibility for the East, which meant everything east of the Sierra Nevada mountains, but I was still more or less commuting between ATL and LAX when not on the road with dealers. Heck, there was no venture capital in Dixie in that era. There was no thought of enterprise value.

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

online.wsj.com

SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. The National Venture Capital Association estimates that 25% to 30% of venture-backed businesses fail. NAME David Cowan.