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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

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In other words, in a strong market even turkeys can fly. In a strong wind, even turkeys can fly. Avoid the latest fads, trends or PR announcements. Don’t be psyched out by your competitors big financing round, latest product release or business development deal. The wild turkey variety. Ameet was right.

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Here’s Why a Booming Tech Market May Fool You into Thinking You’re Successful

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We’ve had an explosion of alternate sources of financing from crowd-sourcing, angels, accelerators, incubators, corporates, corporate incubators. Venture capitalists have raised increasing amounts of money from their investors (LPs) every year. An impressive number of new VCs have been created – most of them with new seed funds.

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Becoming Your Own Boss: A Bplans Guide

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Do you plan to quit your current job and make the switch to being your own boss cold turkey, or would you feel more comfortable starting out part time, and transitioning to working completely for yourself, gradually? A personal finance tracker such as Mint can be very helpful here. Get your finances in order. Make the switch.

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

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I don’t believe in cold turkey transition. There’s a lot involved in the accounting side of your business and it’s not something that can be ignored and you cannot let your fear of math be the reason why you’re not on top of your finances in your business. You’ve got to be the payroll manager. I love Indiegogo.