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Re:What was the age of the oldest person admitted to Y Combi... by b20000 on Monday October 02, 2023 @09:00PM (#37746607)
how can you bootstrap a confectionary business to 100m? curious how that was possible at all to pay for marketing/sales in a cutthroat industry like the food business
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Re:What was the age of the oldest person admitted to Y Combi... by Timzzz on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @10:25PM (#37760139)
She raised expansion capital from traditional loans. It was a not for profit and she has a badass MBA. Yeah the margins were rough, distribution deals even rougher.
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Re:What was the age of the oldest person admitted to Y Combi... by b20000 on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @03:15AM (#37761875)
borrowed money with personal guarantee to pay for marketing and to hire people?
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