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Lean Startups aren't Cheap Startups

Steve Blank

In times when venture capital is hard to get, investors extract high costs for failure (down-rounds, cram downs , new management teams, shut down the company.) What’s the customer acquisition cost? Who influences a sale? Who recommends a sale? Who is the decision maker? Who is the economic buyer?

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