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Starting Something in a Slow Year

Pitching to a Room That Doesn’t Care

The Best Startup Advice I Got From People Who Don’t Work in Startups

The Pitch That Finally Made Sense

When to Say No to an Investor

The Investor Gap

We Really Wanted to Invest — But We Didn’t

Is Your Startup Built to Last or Just Built to Launch?

Startups Don’t Usually Crash. They Erode.

Pick the Right Hill to Climb

What Is a Startup, Really?

The Hidden Cost Most Founders Miss

The Startup with the Forever-Rosy Spreadsheet

A Return, of Sorts

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