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And yet by far the most common mistake startups make is to solve problems no one has. Continued here Read TradeBriefs every day, for the best insight! Advertisers of the day INSEAD: The INSEAD Leadership Programme for Senior Executives - India Wharton Business Analytics Team: Wharton's Business Analytics Program (Online) Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails.     Construction Big Real Estate Developers Stand Out Amid Liquidity Gloom Developers expect sentiment to improve in the ongoing financial year. 14 More Construction Stories PE major ChrysCap in talks to fund co-working space startup Awfis Awfis, which was seeded by Three Sisters, has so far raised an estimated $51 million in a mix of equity and debt financing. It had last announced a $2.. 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