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Nearly 13 years ago to the day, I was somewhat of a lost soul, living as a bachelor in downtown San Francisco. I was residing alone in a one bedroom apartment in the Marina district in a domicile th
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Seven steps entrepreneurs can take to increase the odds of raising venture capital As an entrepreneur involved with two highly successful full-stack technology businesses, I spent fifteen years
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