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Factual Data On Popular New Venture Success Timelines

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Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Very rare case.

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Every Entrepreneur Dreams of an Overnight Success

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Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Very rare case.

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The Average Startup Overnight Success Takes Six Years

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Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Very rare case.

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How Long Should It Take For a Startup to Succeed?

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Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Very rare case.

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Can You Beat Amazon In The Race To Overnight Success?

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Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Very rare case.

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Guess How Long Overnight Success Really Takes

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Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Very rare case.

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Gene Dolgoff's 3D Vision: Using Crowdfunding To Turn the World 3D

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Santa Monica-based Fundable (www.fundable.com) is a newly launched, crowdfunding site which is headed by local entrepreneur Wil Shroter. Dolgoff has a fascinating background--he invented the first LCD projector, he helped inspire Star Trek's Holodeck, and he also is a serial entrepreneur who took his company public on the NASDAQ in the 90's.

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