I would never suggest taking money from someone who doesn't share your vision, I just know that Sequoia and YC don't have a monopoly on technology success. I es

I would never suggest taking money from someone who doesn't share your vision, I just know that Sequoia and YC don't have a monopoly on technology success. I especially find advice from serial entrepreneurs in tangible technology space useful - while they don't have the big exits that the early/lucky digital technology entrepreneurs have, they know "real" business better in my experience, and always have something useful to say.