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8 Big Startup Myths That Hold Entrepreneurs Back From Success

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When you find yourself faced with a problem that no one else has managed to solve, you’ve landed on a solid-gold idea for your next side gig. The highway of new ventures is littered with the remnants of businesses that started with tons of seed money but ran out with little to show for it. He explains , I was 19.

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How to Fund a Startup

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And if trouble withinvestors is one of the biggest threats to a startup, managing themis one of the most important skills founders need to learn. It wasnt because they werent accredited investors that I didntask my parents for seed money, though. Apparently our situation was not unusual. Theres only common stock at this stage.