And a rotten time to be a start-up with a cash-flow problem.

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New start-up Togather aims to solve that problem by allowing fans to propose speaking events to their favourite authors.

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By contrast, Silicon Valley companies often get started by people who work at a pillar company in the Valley who get an up-close look at a big, unsolved customer problem and start a company to tap the new market opportunity.

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