A Seattle SaaS founder closes a first deal with a customer in Germany. The product was built for the U.S. market, the engineering team is
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A founder in Seattle forms an LLC with a trusted colleague, deposits the initial capital, and starts signing customer contracts. Months later, one member assumes
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