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Stanford GSB Professor on Startups & Investors · Sep 15, 2026 · Ilya Strebulaev
The Lifecycle of a Startup: From Garage to Exit
What you’ll learn: What the stages of a startup actually mean, who funds each one, why companies raise many rounds rather than one, and why failure is the normal outcome at every step.
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