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So hiring more people and being around more people and getting more things done is not actually one of the reasons. But assuming it’s a fair exit, a venture capitalist, and I’m explicitly not saying angel because we could talk about angel and they’re sort of special so that might work out. For venture capital, right?

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of companies should never raise venture capital. Venture capital, it’s a very particular industry. Then we hired two people and got profitable again in another six months. Mark: But Dan, I want to say, your language, you have to be careful about not coming across as a grumpy entrepreneur. 99%, maybe 99.8%

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Examples: how a market will evolve, what competitors are investing in, whether new marketing campaigns will be successful, or how an important new hire will perform. Suppose we’re hiring a high-level, experienced position, like a VP of Marketing. If any are impossible for you to ameliorate, it’s a no-hire.

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