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Every Dollar Spent At A Startup Should Yield A Return

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You cannot afford to speed, gun the engine, take detours, or spend your precious cash on a killer stereo to entertain you during your trek. In a company’s latter stages, a wasted dollar directly impacts the company’s exit valuation, which is influenced by the company’s net income. However, do not count on it. Professional Negotiator.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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The basic components are obvious: talented founders, great engineers, angel money, venture capital, access to larger corporates (for business, funding & talent), great education / research (for IP breakthroughs) and a sufficient ecosystem of mentors, advisors, executive coaches and mavens. None of us are derivatives of Silicon Valley.

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