Hindsight is 20/20: How-to Avoid Investing in a Soon-to-Fail Startup
It’s no secret that many of the tech industry’s current giants had humble beginnings as small startups in dire need of financial support from investors. Just the opposite, in fact: once a firm is more established, an underdog story of early self-sufficiency can make for a great marketing campaign about passion, ambition, and leadership coming together to create a service or product - with the help of a little seldom-mentioned outside funding.