Time is money — which means you can buy time (i.e. shorter development cycles) with money. Sure, you can putter along with something and possibly make it big ev

Time is money — which means you can buy time (i.e. shorter development cycles) with money. Sure, you can putter along with something and possibly make it big eventually, but having money allows you to accelerate that process dramatically. Being a first mover can mean the difference between dominating a market and being completely shut out of it.