Scaling is often the hardest part of building a company. - Aaron Dinin, PhD - Medium

Recently I failed in my pitch because I am unable to convince them how to scale up fast.

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Aaron Dinin, PhD

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Scaling is often the hardest part of building a company.

Aaron Dinin, PhD

Written by Aaron Dinin, PhD

I teach entrepreneurship at Duke. Software Engineer. PhD in English. I write about the mistakes entrepreneurs make since I’ve made plenty. More @ aarondinin.com

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