{"id":10917,"date":"2015-05-28T13:21:27","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T21:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/?p=10917"},"modified":"2022-09-09T09:39:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T17:39:01","slug":"spokeo-ceo-talks-challenges-and-funding-for-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/spokeo-ceo-talks-challenges-and-funding-for-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Spokeo CEO Talks Challenges and Funding for Startups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/technology\/20150528\/qa-with-spokeo-founder-harrison-tang-on-funding-a-startup-challenges-and-secrets-of-success\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-10919 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-2.19.02-PM-210x300.png?resize=282%2C401&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Harrison_LADailyNews\" width=\"282\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/image\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-2.19.02-PM.png?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/image\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-28-at-2.19.02-PM.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=282%2C401&amp;ssl=1 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/neilpatel\/2015\/01\/16\/90-of-startups-will-fail-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-10\/\">Forbes<\/a>, a whopping 90% of startups are destined to fail. 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