The hot piece of funding news today was Andreessen Horowitz’s $85 million investment in Zulily, a daily deals site that targets moms and their kids. Zulily’s amazing traction clearly demonstrates how much stuff kids need, and how parents are eager to find cost-effective ways of providing it. Founding a startup is in many ways like having a child- both can require tender love and care, both are expensive, and both can be all-consuming. But with young humans as with young companies, the hope is that all the time, money, blood, sweat, and tears will pay off. One way or another, someone other than the government needs to pay for retirement.
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