There are 5.14 billion Google results for "how to build a startup."

Most are a waste of time.

Here are 5 that are pure gold:

1) Learn from Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and other top entrepreneurs.

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2) Join a community of like-minded entrepreneurs.

Success stories, case studies and camaraderie as hustlers build side projects and MVPs in public, sharing what they learn.

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3) Find the right freelancers to get your product off the ground

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4) Learn how to market your business

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Study the homepage for how your peers are getting early traction.

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It's all in French, but if you're up for it you can read:
• Their blog post (lacks the most interesting details):
https://t.co/PHkDcOT1hy
• Their high-level legal decision: https://t.co/hwpiEvjodt
• The full notification: https://t.co/QQB7rfynha

I've read it so you needn't!

Vectaury was collecting geolocation data in order to create profiles (eg. people who often go to this or that type of shop) so as to power ad targeting. They operate through embedded SDKs and ad bidding, making them invisible to users.

The @CNIL notes that profiling based off of geolocation presents particular risks since it reveals people's movements and habits. As risky, the processing requires consent — this will be the heart of their assessment.

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... other sources who have been trying to shine on light on this grifter (as I have tried to do, time and again:


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Example #2 - "Yes, I'm comparing the Noridcs / No, you cannot compare the Nordics."

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