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10 Funding Quotes Every Entrepreneur Should Skip

Startup Professionals Musings

Other writers, like Guy Kawasaki, have irreverently called some of these “entrepreneur lies,” but I prefer to think of them as innocent over-enthusiasm or over-confidence that can kill your deal. Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies is a very difficult task. Microsoft is too big/slow to be a threat.”

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Top Ten Red Flags To Avoid With Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Other writers, like Guy Kawasaki, have irreverently called some of these “entrepreneur lies,” but I prefer to think of them as innocent over-enthusiasm or over-confidence that can kill your deal. Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies is a very difficult task. Microsoft is too big/slow to be a threat.”

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