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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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Internet scale. If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. The first company represents a normal software company that sells its products directly (either via sales staff or directly off of the internet). They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5

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How to Start a Startup

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During the Internet Bubble there were a number of startups founded by business people who then wentlooking for hackers to create their product for them. Because so little money is involved, raising seedcapital is comparatively easy-- at least in the sense of getting aquick yes or no. You dont want mere voting; you need unanimity.

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