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Ep 09: You don’t need to be venture-backed to build a big company – Rand Fishkin
In this episode I sit down and interview Rand Fishkin, serial entrepreneur, founder of Spark Toro, and author of Lost and Founder. Rand shares his insights on: The venture capital industry Raising capital and having the right background The odds of raising capital Alternatives to raising capital Stock options and employee compensation Rand’s mental models: […]
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