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Retention, repeat usage and word-of-mouth separate real demand from the sign-up counts that flatter a pitch deck.
One trades equity for a shot at a huge outcome. The other trades a slice of revenue for control. The right answer depends on your growth math, not on hype.
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Repeat founders raise money more easily and hire faster — but the same experience imports habits that sink second companies.
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Under the SEC's Rule 506(b), a startup can raise an unlimited amount from an unlimited number of accredited investors plus up to 35 non-accredited ones, according to the agency — but only by skipping public solicitation entirely.
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