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How do you approach a potential partner without stepping on anybody's toes?

Don't believe everything you hear about starting a business.

. . . Especially if you ask what they think of your product.

What goes on in the VC world? One magazine tells it like it is.

Congratulations, you've scored a huge client. Now the real work can begin.

If the answer is "not really," don't worry; just buy the rights to someone else's invention and reap the profits. Now that's a bright idea.

Here's the tale of one entrepreneur who refused to close the book on her favorite out-of-print classics.

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