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- cperciva 15y agoC. Is this (for lack of a better phrase) a lifestyle business? Out of curiosity, how do you define "lifestyle business"? The most accurate definition I've seen so far is "a business which VCs aren't interested in funding", but that's rather circular.
- michaeldhopkins 15y agoA lifestyle business is one which growth founders will stop or slow once they've reached target income. At, say, $200,000 per year, a lifestyle business founder wants to do something else whereas a more fundable founder wants to add another zero to that income (then another, then another.) On paper it's not a good idea to fund a lifestyle business because the risks are similar at the beginning but the reward is capped.
- mrschwabe 15y agoA lifestyle business is a female orgasm. A venture backed startup is a male orgasm. The female orgasm takes longer to reach climax, with varying degrees of pleasure peaks, but it lasts longer and perhaps even more rewarding. The male orgasm is a rollercoaster ride to a rather rapid climax (exit). Given there are no major distractions and plenty of lube (capital).
- carbocation 15y agoFor taking such graphic liberties, I would have expected a more apt analogy.
- petercooper 15y agoThe Literary Review has a "bad sex in fiction" award every year. This comment doesn't quite fit the criteria but, strikingly, wins any award I could ever award for most toe-curling metaphor seen on HN. Bravo!
- anamax 15y ago> The female orgasm takes longer to reach climax Umm, not necessarily - it depends, even if we ignore things like http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/10/01/premature-female-orgasm/ http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/10/01/premature-f... .
- rmoriz 15y agoso venture backed "Lean Startups" are using Viagra, right?
- instakill 15y agoThus bootstrapping must surely be analogous to erectile dysfunction?
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