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Advice For Bootstrapping Your Business From Startup Founders Who’ve Been There

YoungUpstarts

Some startup founders turn to accelerators or angel investors for guidance and financial backing, but with this comes the sacrifice of independence and equity. Instead of a few thousand VC’s around the world deciding on which companies get funding, global individual investors will gather together to invest in startups.

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Interview with Anthony Wile: Canadian Entrepreneur Cultivates Colombian Cannabis

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While dual citizenship is becoming increasingly common in our global society, not many people have homes in Canada and Colombia. became a citizen of Colombia in August 2018 by decree of President Juan Manuel Santos, yet maintains his Canadian citizenship. Q: How does Colombia factor in? Anthony Wile: Yes.

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14 Entrepreneurs Describe The BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) For Their Business?

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And unlike other fintech companies that are primarily equity-financed, we raise capital by offering a best in class savings product to consumers (a 1 month renewable CD that pays 6% APY), which in turn allows us to meet our short term capital needs required for loan origination. 8- Stop counterfeiting and IP infringement globally.