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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

Both Sides of the Table

I canceled my first ever extended family trip to Hawaii less than a week before going. We were weeks from bankruptcy. We were now set to close at $46 million in new capital. The only problem was that the pesky stock market kept declining and that new investor pulled out. My family went without me. Somehow this is more honest.