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Your favorite NFL team wouldn't take the field without a game plan. Well on second thought, if your favorite team is the Cleveland Browns, they might. If it is ... sorry, dude. They suck. But the same way every other NFL team wouldn't start the game without a detailed plan, you shouldn't start your business without a detailed plan. Here are some things you should be thinking about ahead of time, if you don't want your new business to be the Cleveland Browns of startup companies. (Getty Images)
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