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Startups fail often because they create a product or service that no one really wants in mass. To mitigate Startup failure you can test your Idea at Kickstarter - A cool place to not only test interest in your idea, but also a great place tp obtain croudsourced funding for your Startup. A good idea, communicated well on KickStarter can spread fast and wide, and the large Kickstarter community can be a tremendous source of money and encouragement.

The trip started in a very cold Kansas City before escaping a massive snow storm to make it to sunny Silicon Valley, before returning east to NYC and finally London. Way too many insights to list here however the one major takeaway from the trip was the level of excitement and energy around startups seems to be exploding.