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Your startup is a rocket ship

from Joel Gascoigne [alt+shift+b] in programming

* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * When you’re building a startup, the startup itself has a reputation and credibility around it. The startup has tremendous power. As the startup rocket ship takes off, the best thing you can do is to cling onto the edge
1st Jul 2012

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