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Interview with Jesse Katz, Founder of EF Buys

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I recently had the opportunity to interview Jesse Katz, entrepreneur and founder of www.efbuys.com. EF Buys is Groupon for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs in 3rd world countries are very near to my heart. In 2009 I spent 10 months volunteering and traveling in South East Asia, India and Nepal. Here's what he had to say: 1.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Failure often is harder on entrepreneurs who lose money that theyve borrowed on credit cards or from friends and relatives than it is on those who raised venture capital. Want to be an entrepreneur? Stock Quotes. Live Chat Recap.