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Jan 2024
21m 19s

How to Spend a Startup’s $ Wisely

Morning Brew
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Episode 96: Most startups and their founders don’t spend their money well, often using it as a crutch for a bad product or a misguided tool for growing their business too quickly. Today, I’m going to read essays from Elad Gil, a successful entrepreneur and arguably the greatest angel investor in the world, and Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator, on spe ... Show More
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