#QOTD: Tell me your startup story.

#TIMESTAMPS:5:15: How does a startup know when to add staff? What positions are most critical to line up first?8:03: What are 2 or 3 things that makes one pitch stand out from all the other ones?11:25: Ideas alone can only get you so far, but once you've gotten off the ground, what does an investor need to see to invest in a startup?13:19: For an early stage startup that just received 500K, 600K or 1 million dollars in capital, what are the critical things they should be looking to address?16:19: When assessing the scalability of a company, what are the things you look for?19:43: It seems like emerging startup markets are becoming increasingly viable. What are cities like Buffalo doing right?

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