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根据以下材料,回答题Bumrateisthespeedatwhichastartupbusinessconsumesmoney.Myratewouldbe$50,oooamonthwhenmvnewmediacompanystarted.S0,Ibeganlookingaroundforindividualswhowouldbemvfirstinvestors.“Angelmoney”itwascalled.ButwhenIreviewedmylistofacquaintancestofindthosewhomightbeabletohelp,Ifoundthenumbergotsmall.Withnootherchoices,Ibeganmeetingwiththeventure—capitalcompanies.Butlwaswarnedthevtookahugeshareofyourcompanyforthemoneytheyputin.Andifyoustruggled,theycoulddropyoucold.Aslwassearchingfor“angelmoney”,IstartedtobuildateamwhotrustedmeeventhoughIdidn’thavemoneyforpaychecksyet.BillBeckerwasanexpertincomputerprogrammingandimageprocessingataveryfamousMediaLabatM.I.T.Withhisarrival,mycompanysuddenlyhadamajortechnology“guy”in。house.KatherineHenderson。afilmmakerandaformerreal-estatedealer,joinedusasourdirectorofmarketresea]rch.SteveWhitecameonasoperatingoffice.Hehadworkedforthedeveloperofahome-finzLneesoftware,Quicken.Wegrabbedhim.
Wehadsomereallygoodpeople,butwestilldidn’thaveenoughmoney.Onenight,myneighbor.LDuiseJohnson,cameforavisit.Sheandlwereonlynoddingacquaintances,butherboysandourswereconstantcompanions.Sheranaverygoodbusinessatthetime.
I.ouisewasbrillantandmissednothin9.Shehadbeenwatchingmyprogressclosely.SheknewIwasdyingformoneyandIhadprospectsbutcouldoffernoguaranteesofsuccess.
Shetoldmethatherattorneyhadtalkedtomineandthetermshadbeenhandedmeanenvelope.Insidewasacheckfor$500000.Agreedupon.She
IalmostfeUdown.Iheardhervoiceasiffromheaven.
“Ihaveconfidenceinyourplan,”shesaid。“You’11dowell.You’regoingtoworkforit,butit’ssatisfyingwhenyoubuildyourowncompany.”
WhocouldhayethoughtI’dfindanangelsoclosetohomeTherewerenowordssufficientforthemoment.Wejustsaidgoodnight.SheleftandIjuststoodthere,completelyhumbledandcompletelycommitted.
Foranewly-establishedbusiness,bumraterefersto
A.thesalaryitpaystoitsstaff
B.theinterestitpaystothebank
C.thewayinwhichitraiseseaptial
D.thespeedatwhichitspendsmoney
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