Rendezvous Online Recording: June 9, 2020

Some audience questions answered by Sramana: – What are some startup ideas that frequently fail? – Are VC funded startups usually more or less successful than bootstrapped ones? – What are the virtual companies / startups that don’t have brick and mortar offices? – What would be your advice for a software engineer who wants

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