Stack(Overflow|Exchange) is a textbook example of why you might want to take VC rather than bootstrap. Whether they succeed or not, they perceive that their cha

Stack(Overflow|Exchange) is a textbook example of why you might want to take VC rather than bootstrap. Whether they succeed or not, they perceive that their chances of success are higher if they try to get big fast—and there's nothing wrong with that. Oftentimes the bootstrap vs. venture capital debate gets rather heated and adversarial. But the dichotomy is a false one.