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Zapier raises $1.2 million seed round, hires first employee
As Zapier wrapped up its three-month stint in seed accelerator Y Combinator earlier this year, the founders of the Columbia, Mo.-born startup fielded ample advice on how to handle funding. “We heard, ‘Get fundraising done as fast as possible. Don’t worry about it. You want to finish it, and …
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Storenvy founder shares story of seed round, Y Combinator rejection
Being an entrepreneur is pretty awesome, right? We love being our own boss and seeing our ideas come to life. But being an entrepreneur is not so easy either. There are many days you wake up and ask yourself what the hell were you thinking quitting that day job and bootstrapping it? Thankfully, we have…