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My First, Failed Foray into Venture Investing

Harvard Business Review

I was so confident in her idea that I convinced my former university professor husband to act as COO for the start-up, and we invested not only encouragement, but cash. As we moved from idea to execution, I asked another friend to take a key role in the project. Lesson 2: Establish rules of engagement.