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How to Start a Startup

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We alsothought wed be able to sign up a lot of catalog companies, becauseselling online was a natural extension of their existing business.But in 1996 that was a hard sell. But this is just the kindthat tends to be open source: operating systems, programminglanguages, editors, and so on. It would be too easy for clients to fire them.

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Which language should my startup use?

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Microsoft made a half-hearted attempt to “open” the languages by publishing an ECMA standards document, and there is an Open Source implementation ( Mono ) available, but for the most part development with.NET requires use of Microsoft operating systems and licenses. © 1996 - 2010 Reincubate Limited. XML sitemap.

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Busted or Confirmed? 3 Common Myths About Starting A Business

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Time and time again, experts in entrepreneurship and business (often with little to no operating experience of their own) offer formulaic advice on what startups must do to succeed. Myth #2: You need a lot of money to start. There are many myths about what it takes to start a business.