More than once in my practice I have encountered such a situation when an investor, in principle, likes the idea of a startup and the team, but he does not have enough money to finance the entire required amount or he would like to share the risks with other investors.
What should I do?
For such cases, a conditional financing …
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Once, when I was young, I got into a race car called ” Career “(“Business”,” Fame”, whatever you want to call it).
My dream was to beat everyone else, to be the best, to rise to the podium, to appear on the covers of magazines, to live in the best city in the world, to enjoy life.
Now my life …
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Europeans treat their dogs and cats as members of the family, cherish and pamper them, walk with them, bathe them every week, at the slightest concern show them to specialists, and treat cars simply as objects, as a means of transportation.
Kazakhs, on the contrary, treat their cars like members of the family, cherish and pamper them, wash them every …
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Since we put a separate plastic trash container in our yard, my wife has been very careful to separate the trash. Now in our family, not a single bag, not a single package, or even a single label made of plastic falls into the General trash can, but is folded like this into a bucket and thrown into a special …
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Getting offended by Borat’s satirical movies about Kazakhstan is both funny and unworthy of an enlightened person.
In general, being easily offended is a trait of those who are weak-spirited. A strong, self-assured person will simply smile at a joke directed at them and move on. They know their worth, and a sarcastic jab won’t shake their confidence. If there’s …
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All my life, I’ve always felt sorry for the disabled. After all, they became them through no fault of their own. In most cases, people become disabled at birth or due to an unfortunate combination of circumstances. I wanted to somehow correct this injustice in life and help them.
At the same time, I would like to help not spontaneously, …
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A craftsman is a person who personally creates value with their own hands.
For example, a shoemaker who repairs customers ‘ shoes himself is a craftsman. Or a programmer who writes programs himself is a craftsman.
An entrepreneur is a person who organizes the process of creating value.
For example, a shoemaker who decided to expand his business, hired several …
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War is an amazing thing.
More recently, among my subscribers there were both Armenians and Azerbaijanis. Each of them individually is a completely adequate, cultured, educated person. They entered into discussions with me on various philosophical topics. In some ways they agreed, in others, they diverged. It was normal human communication.
But then the war happened. Azerbaijan is at war …
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I periodically publish news about investing in another startup. Many of my colleagues, investors, and surely startup founders often have questions like: “How are investment decisions made? How thoroughly are startups analyzed? What is the procedure for review and decision-making?” I believe these questions are of interest to many, so I’ve decided to openly share how we operate.
Firstly, all …
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