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

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My entire staff had been laid off due to an acquisition by an aggressive v.c. Navigating the cumbersome processes associated with my father’s tragic cancer diagnosis and treatments, I drew on my deep experience in design, user research, software engineering and data analysis and turned my entrepreneurial attention to healthcare.