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How to Start a Startup

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Because so little money is involved, raising seedcapital is comparatively easy-- at least in the sense of getting aquick yes or no. Usually you get seed money from individual rich people called"angels." the seed stage, investors dont expect you to have an elaboratebusiness plan. This is calledseed capital.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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Anti Matter Dude you are so on the money. Thus had to spend hard cash building a half way completed demo outsourced to India. For both companies, the initial traction enabled raising seed money to get them to a traditional VC investment.) Now, I know that I need to build all the demo of my product A.L.O.N.E.