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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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If failure is defined as failing to see the projected return on investment—say, a specific revenue growth rate or date to break even on cash flow—then more than 95% of start-ups fail, based on Mr. Ghoshs research. Finance, Banking, Loans, etc. North Carolina. North Dakota. South Dakota.

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Blitzscaling Beyond Startups

Reid Hoffman

Today, Groupon is worth about 1/10th what it was on the day of its IPO, and revenues have been flat for years. This tends to happen more in the world of finance — think of the farsighted investors from “The Big Short” who bet against the subprime mortgage market. The same applies to its ads.

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