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These days, it seems like almost anyone who owns a laptop is trying to launch their own startup. They all have a dream of turning their “great idea” into the next Lyft or Airbnb — in other words, a startup that goes from a few people sitting on boxes in the garage to a major power player that completely reshapes its industry. This is what defines a startup: taking a new idea and then growing from a tiny enterprise into a large business that dominates and alters the existing marketplace. While startups may seem like the cool, hip thing of…

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