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

maplebutter.com

Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. I’m not afraid to pick up the phone, cold call someone, use LinkedIn to find someone who’s recently left a company that might be considered competitive and ask them for advise around the business model and marketplace.

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When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars

Steve Blank

Finally, venture capital and angel investing is no longer a U.S. Risk capital has emerged in China, India and other countries where risk taking, innovation and liquidity is encouraged, on a scale previously only seen in the U.S. The emergence of incubators and super angels have dramatically expanded the sources of seed capital.

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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

Continuous innovation requires the imagination and courage to challenge the initial hypotheses of your current business model (channel, cost, customers, products, supply chain, etc.) First, Venture Capital and angel investing is no longer a U.S. A unicorn is a startup with a market capitalization north of a billion dollars.

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