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Well, and my point is that VCs are very often down the line from YC, so there has to be a feedback of sorts. YC has to measure its own success somehow, and I s
by DenisM 16y ago
Well, and my point is that VCs are very often down the line from YC, so there has to be a feedback of sorts.
YC has to measure its own success somehow, and I suppose they do that by "exits". Such as a VC round, a real exit (acquisition), or a certain level of prominence and profitability - that which is not compatible with bootstrapping. Boostrapping is only great when you attack a small niche, that is too small for people with more resources to get into. The same smallness will inevitably make meaningful "exits" impossible.
- gdltec 16y agoThe fact that I start a business by bootstrapping it does not mean I am after a small niche (not that there is anything wrong with that). My aspirations are much greater than that, bootstrapping is just what I believe works for me, as a start, my next step is to get some angel investment to be able to go to the next phase and applying to YC seems like a good route to take. Thanks for your comments.