We’re in a startup culture right now. Any kid who can code has a potential five-year path to the land of billionaires, and it’s become dull and commonplace (but still impressive) to meet yet another entrepreneur at a social gathering. It used to be that artists and writers carried the most mystique; that’s not so anymore.
But living in a culture that celebrates startups and entrepreneurs is not the same as living in a world where their paths are paved before them. Despite their idyllic status, the biggest threat to great and innovative startups and talented entrepreneurs is a lack of funding, pure and simple. Capitalization is essential to taking truly groundbreaking ideas to market, but while we provide lip service to the entrepreneur, not enough of us are stepping up with the cold, hard cash that makes these startups fly.
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