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It says that selling an airplane ticket for $500 and getting paid a $5 fees by the airlines (1% gross margin) is not the same thing as selling $500 of software that you built (>90% gross margin). Market Size. Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. MakeSpace provides physical storage.

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InVenture has created a market for "micro venture capital," whereby everyday investors can provide expansion capital to developing businesses. Current event planning tools (Facebook Events, Evite, Socializr) aren't useful for casual events, and don't let friends plan collaboratively. Organizing a group of friends is hard!

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InVenture has created a market for "micro venture capital," whereby everyday investors can provide expansion capital to developing businesses. Current event planning tools (Facebook Events, Evite, Socializr) aren't useful for casual events, and don't let friends plan collaboratively. Organizing a group of friends is hard!