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You gain more valuable experiences. It looks better on your resume.
by max76 8y ago
You gain more valuable experiences. It looks better on your resume.
- fredrivett 8y agoI would say you gain different* experiences, not necessarily more valuable. It depends on your circumstances and your goals. Hopefully my perspective on that came through in the post.
- rajacombinator 8y agoPlus if you fail big and spectacularly, you’ll always fail upwards. Fail small and no one cares. Messed up, but that’s how the world works.
- confiscate 8y agoI don't quite understand this. 2 scenarios: 1. Juicero who burned through $118 million with nothing to show for it 2. bootstrapped startup with $0 funding that made profits It sounds like you would rather be the founder of #1 and not #2? Why though
- rajacombinator 8y agoRaising $118 million and building a company of that size is a big accomplishment regardless of whether the company was a punt or not. I can assure you those guys have no shortage of lucrative post-Juicero opportunities. They’ll probably make more than the typical bootstrapper over the same time period.
- confiscate 8y agointeresting. What kind of lucrative opportunities would they have? As a fundraising-consultant? Because I am curious as well
- confiscate 8y agoif you are the founder of Juicero, who burned through $118 million with nothing to show for it, would that look better on your resume?
- slededit 8y agoSomeone who figured out how to raise $118 mln is worth something. I wouldn't let them near the engineering team, but they definitely have something to offer.
- confiscate 8y agoI am not sure what is valuable here though. It sounds like you think fundraising skills in and of itself is valuable. I guess that kind of makes sense But still, at best he can be a mentor for when you fundraise. But would you hire him or pay him, to be a fundraising consultant?