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Founders Dating

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Paul O'Brien
Aug 06, 2012
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Starting a new business is a lot like dating. Indeed, the founders of Cospace went on a few dates; we had drinks, we explored our likes and dislikes, experimented with a few ideas, (I think I even got to second base once), and now it’s serious. Lucky for us, this was’t our first time around the block. We’ve all dated in the past, broke up a few times, a…

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