Start-ups are a marathon and not a sprint

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Business experts have always compared start-ups to marathons; the only difference is, startups do not get to have a definite end, and their paths aren’t as clear as that of a marathoner’s. For the challenges are ever present and ever grueling. Just like marathons, there are those who finish the race, and then, there are those who fall along the way; using this analogy in the business world — start-ups especially — there are about 85% of those that start the race, but fail in the race to a successful venture, while the other 15% experience growth. But for both marathons and start-ups, one has to be fully prepared, fully equipped, before setting out on the racing track, so to speak.