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After Facebook's IPO flub, value of tech startups falls back to earth

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A string quartet played a medley of pop radio hits as several hundreds startup founders, Goldman Sachs bankers, and venture capital investors, chatted over drinks inside a gleaming neon temple of Angel Orensanz in lower Manhattan. Capital will be harder to come by, and founders will be more open to sell. via mobile. via mobile.

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Customers Love Free Stuff … But That’s Not Your Problem

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If you download their mobile app, Krispy Kreme will give you a free doughnut , McDonald’s will give you a free large fries , and Baskin-Robbins will give you a free scoop of ice cream. Is it disrespectful to imply that the founders, executives, VC-backers, and the boards of these companies are gullible or naive?

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