Many entrepreneurs embark on their journey through a desire to “be their own boss,” little realizing that teaming up with the wrong investor might leave them working for the boss from hell!  I had heard enough of these cautionary tales to make me wary of raising money and so I avoided this as much as possible by focusing on businesses that I could bootstrap and fund through revenue. And I managed to do this a few times.  However, with my latest venture, the first merchandising-as-a-service solution for retailers — Stylyze, I needed to face my fears and see if I…

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