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Re: The Stereotyping of Successful Teams

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Originally Posted by Tungrus View Post
It is easy to say work your butt off and get sponsors...in real life, companies are not so generous to open their pocket, there may be few exceptions. Even the big companies that sponsors veteran teams don't take new teams unless they go through FIRST or some sort of association. Just thought one should know.
It is also easy to say that most teams get the majority of their funding from large sponsors. Generating money through fundraisers is the way to go in the long run. The more sustainable events you can create, and consistently organize, the better off you will be.

Nobody is saying that you need a big group of corporate donors to do well in FRC.
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