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Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy
Yes. Startups generally take 3-5 years to succeed. The economic situation that far ahead is effectively random, so you can discount it.
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on Oct 16, 2008
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Just curious, how do you define succeed? Founders becoming millionaires or?
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