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MARCH 25, 2016

Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. Trying outrageous new things or even trying mundane things but in new ways but with extreme quality & innovation is what fuels the tech startup industry. And there’s this other thing called “gross margin,” which shows the quality of your revenue.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

November 2005 Venture funding works like gears. A typical startup goes throughseveral rounds of funding, and at each round you want to take justenough money to reach the speed where you can shift into the nextgear. It wasnt because they werent accredited investors that I didntask my parents for seed money, though.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

He’s been at it since 2005. We should end the year with a few million in fully recurring revenue and we’re projected to double next year. But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road. >50% of our revenue in now viral. I founded it in 2005 at the age of 37. I believe this is wrong.

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