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How this founder saved her startup by convincing a random guy in a coffee shop to invest $28,000

By Administrator | 8 June 2016

"Revel Systems CEO Lisa Falzone is 31 and a force to be reckoned with. By “sheer willpower” she and her CTO co-founder, Chris Ciabarra, launched their startup in 2010 and built it into a 600-employee company that’s raised over $100 million and is valued at $500 million by investors. At one point, she even relentlessly hunted down a guy she met at a coffee shop and convinced him to angel invest $28,000 in her company on the spot." Read more

Julie Bort Business Insider Australia 6 June 2016

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