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The Founder and Investor Trust Problem: It's not what you think.

This is going to be BIG.

Don’t get me wrong—I don’t mean trust in the sense that VCs think founders are just going to get a fake passport and move to Fiji, or that investors are secretly plotting to take over the company. The price negotiation process is pretty straightforward, and once a deal has been agreed upon we move on. That doesn’t mean we trust each other.

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What living in different countries has taught me about life (and work)

Austin Startup

Over the next 18 years I was lucky enough to live in various corners of the world due to my father’s work (he worked in audit and risk with a big bank). Over the next 6 months, I traveled to various parts of the country and abroad to countries like Fiji, Bali, and New Zealand, where I was captivated by the natural beauty of the region.

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Transcript And MP3 Of My $180,000 Website Flipping Presentation

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I have a few contractors to do the technical side of my work and a customer support person, but that’s it. I didn’t have a contractor doing technical things for me. The deal went through, I bought the website, and eventually hired a team of writers. I don’t actually have any employees. I’m the content creator.