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I agree with you, but I also agree with Daniel. Content like this is IMO oriented to two audiences: - Those who think of VC funding for a startup as the "defau

I agree with you, but I also agree with Daniel. Content like this is IMO oriented to two audiences: - Those who think of VC funding for a startup as the "default mode" and haven't considered a "slow burn"/lifestyle business/bootstrap/whatever alternative buzzword approach. - Those who already agree with the indie hacker/no-VC style approach and Daniel's writing appeals to their confirmation bias. It's a feel-good piece for them.

braza 3y ago
> Those who already agree with the indie hacker/no-VC style approach and Daniel's writing appeals to their confirmation bias Indeed. Maybe old founders of YC can chime in but I do not think that someone that has that entrepreneurial spirit to have a start-up would gave up to a small-bet approach. If we count all skills/perks/network of being in a YC program (seeing from the outside) it's a very hard sell to this folks. There are several folks that at the same time could not take the BigCo. 9-5 could not take the solopreneurship/bootstrap as well. Personally the idea of small-bets would not work for me due to the nature of my job (low-stress environment, high pay, a job that fits in my lifestyle and transitivity around countries with my set of skills) but I see the point on the approach.