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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: TripAdvisor

Seeing Both Sides

This is a company that took $4 million of invested capital to build a company now worth over $4 billion. As we have seen with the recent speed bumps at highfliers like Groupon and Zynga, taking “lean startups” from foundation to creating sustainable, scalable, profitable business models is a very rare and special task. Really hard.

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How to Start a Travel Agency

Up and Running

Are you seeking a loan or investment from an angel investor or venture capital firm? A lean business plan would be a perfect fit for your business. Even if you do intend to pitch your business idea to lenders and investors, you can start with a lean plan, and flesh out the rest of the info later on.