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A startup, by definition, is a business that hasn't yet figured out how to turn $1 into $1.01 in the best of times, and relies on investment money to fund its operations.

They are in no way shape or form better suited to weather an economic collapse than a traditional business. Traditional businesses know how to turn $1 into $1.01.



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