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You Don’t Need To Be An Engineering Genius To Start A Billion-Dollar Company

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Nearly 10 years ago, Excite founder Joe Kraus, now an investor at Google Ventures, declared “there has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur.” ” Developers Don’t Get Cheaper. A decade later, Andreessen Horowitz investor Sam Gerstenzang has one-upped Kraus.

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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

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Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through this stage can help you minimize the chances of failure although identifying the problem first can be a great way to create a long-lasting strategy. 5- WhatsApp founders. One of my favorite business turnarounds is the story of the founders of WhatsApp. Photo Credit: Ella Hao.

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Software Startup Myths Debunked

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Company founders don’t have the luxury of ‘diversifying their portfolio,’ so to speak. They work at their company until funding is pulled, it goes bust, it’s sold, etc… It’s hard to be the founder at multiple companies at the same time. Myth #3: I need a partner.