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Crohn’s disease is a companion no one chooses. It is chronic, unpredictable, and often invisible-until the moment it erupts. For the more than 10 million people worldwide living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the greatest burden is not only pain or medical complexity but the constant uncertainty: What is happening inside my body right now, and why is it happening again?

I just recently heard about another interesting startup that has secured funding, which is quite exciting, if you ask me. It's a shame, though, that there are so many other brilliant startups out there that do not find someone to fund their product. No doubt, it's not easy to get someone to invest in your idea, especially if you are an unfamiliar entrepreneur. So, what can you do to improve your chances of acquiring funding for your startup? Let's break it down.

These days, startups rise and fall on almost a daily basis. The fact that they are commonly funded by wealthy investors doesn't promise they will keep their heads above the water forever. Usually, people tend to attribute the success or failure of a business to the product or to the sales team. However, in many cases, success and failure are determined by much smaller factors, which tend to go unnoticed since they are hard to measure.