When my dad was starting his first business, back about 30 years ago, the business environment was wildly different than today. There was far less venture capi

When my dad was starting his first business, back about 30 years ago, the business environment was wildly different than today. There was far less venture capital floating around, things like “crowdfunding” were non-existent, websites were incipient, social media wasn’t a thing, businesses nearly always had a “brick and mortar” store presence etc. Today, your options for starting a business are endless...