No Venture Capital Needed, or Wanted

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16 pointsvinnyglennon5 comments

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I wrote a book about this called "The Smart Startup: How to Crush It Without Falling Into The Venture Capital Trap".

http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Startup-Without-Falling-Venture-...

I've been building little startups for 20 years without ever raising capital...it's easier than you'd think...

Been doing it full-time for nearly six years. This one stunning trick I picked up has really been the best lesson learned, and many of the startup founders here may enjoy:

Make more money than you spend.

Sorry if I just hurt your book sales.

...easier said than done!

Sometimes you gotta live the Ramen life with roommates...!

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