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		vkou on April 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Startups are pummeled in the ‘great unwinding’ Most business models also don't work if the world plunges into global thermonuclear war, but we still consider them to be sound.

EthanHeilman on April 5, 2020 [–]

Yep, if your startup plan has a good chunk of the budget dedicated to "how does the business survive global thermonuclear war" you are wasting money, time and focus.

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