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" There's an awful lot of us who don't quite speak finance, speak money. "
John Lanchester
Money
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Us
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" I think smartphones are one of humanity's most remarkable creations: computers are amazing enough, but a supercomputer you can carry in your pocket and communicate instantly with anyone, anywhere... it's no wonder they're troublingly addictive. "
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" Customers are a great way to finance a business for many reasons. First, customer financing is typically non dilutive. They want something from you other than equity in your business. Customers also help you fit your product to the market. And customers will help debug and improve the quality of the product. "
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" My mother inspired me to treat others as I would want to be treated regardless of age, race or financial status. "
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