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		oliveoil on Sept 29, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What to do when an $8 million gorilla launches 3 w... Isn't it unfair to say that they raised "$8 million on a PowerPoint like it’s 1999"? It definitely was harder otherwise SetJam could create something in PowerPoint too.

drstarcat on Sept 29, 2009 [–]

Yes. It is unfair. They raised the money based on Jim's experience as a CEO of a publicly traded company. Still, it's not really how the startup game has been played in quite a while.

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