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Well as someone who has built a (moderately) successful startup without any outside funding or acceleration I have a different perspective on this. While I do
by danieltillett 11y ago
Well as someone who has built a (moderately) successful startup without any outside funding or acceleration I have a different perspective on this.
While I do think YC provides a lot of value to their alumni, people can get fixated on the process of raising funds and not building their business. Build a great business making real money and you won’t need funding.
- mikeryan 11y agoLook I run a (moderately) successful services firm that's been completely bootstrapped as well ;-) I totally get it, but for every github and Atlassian there's also a Facebook and Snapchat or a hardware startup (wish I could think of one now...) where outside funding is essential.
- danieltillett 11y agoI think the key here is don’t try and build a Snapchat or Facebook unless you are an insider. Build a business that works first and once you have the experience, skill, and most importantly contacts, then build a VC-only business if you really want to.