They left the Presidio that day with an improbable plan that, a few months later, had been realized. Based on Founders’ pledge, they brought in Endure. Based on Endure’s commitment, they brought in funds from another firm, 500 Startups. They were suddenly a very real company. They could pay for the coffee to get to the U.S. They could pay their farmers. And they could pay themselves. — Mokhtar had a new thought. Now, he might even be able to afford his own apartment. For the time being, he was still sleeping on the floor at his parents’ house in Alameda—they’d moved again—and inches from
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