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

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SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. more in Small Business. 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.

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Irene brings rain, flooding and end of news as we know it [#irene]

This is going to be BIG.

Forget new business models for journalism. ” He adds: “storms of another sort are still overcoming Syria and Libya, both of which might as well not exist on supposed news networks today. This was the “cry wolf” moment for the news, and from here on in, we will be tuning out. It’s done.

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