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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

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So when Sam Rosen came to me with the idea of disrupting storage with a product that is priced cheaper than existing incumbents and he could build a product that is a better service I was intrigued. But that’s harder to build in 2016 than it was in say 2005. The top 5 players combined control less than 25% of the market.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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