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Why Startups Die

The Next Web

In 2007, Paul Graham gave a variety of causes for startup death in How Not To Die. It can be very tempting to take in a little bit of seed capital, and start to operate as if you’re a big company. Note: I’m not talking about equity. And consider this: when your company is three people (e.g.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

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Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project. Dan, I have a startup www.hispanoenamerica.com that we just launched two weeks ago, I have clawed my way to this point and we are at the point where we need some capital to invest in our marketing and execution. Thanks alot!