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32 Business and Life Lessons: What I Learned Running Companies on 4 Different Continents

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I decided to use the opportunity and bought a one-way ticket to Panama – I wanted to learn Spanish. I had received my first salary, moved into a colonial house in Panama City Casco Viejo district next to the Pacific Ocean. The rent was due. The real estate and tourism in Panama were booming. Losing the job.

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Startups: It’s not Thelma & Louise

Austin Startup

swing for the fences category-building B2C software capital?—?wasn’t We have the consumer market, but not investor market for what I’m selling : B2C software.) If you have a consumer solution, particularly one for women or people of color, even if it’s software, don’t wait for the “minimum $25k check”.