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A venture fails if it becomes a lifestyle business. Does it make sense that a collection of CLI libraries would be deemed a failure because it "only" pays all
by BoorishBears 3y ago
A venture fails if it becomes a lifestyle business.
Does it make sense that a collection of CLI libraries would be deemed a failure because it "only" pays all of the devs well enough to live deeply comfortable lives but can't produce a 10x return?
Is a CLI library what you think of when you think of "won't be ruined by chasing 10x returns?"
- YetAnotherNick 3y agoSo what are you proposing? You could say the same thing about everything in life: If you take money you are expected to return the favor. Open source is no different. Life is all about compromises and they definitely need VC money now to pay developers well by putting resources in cloud.
- BoorishBears 3y agoSorry but that's nonsense. There are almost no cases in life where being extremely profitable and self-sustaining can be considered a failure mode, that's a unique property of venture capital, and venture capital is not the only form of capital. Most times you're given money you're not expected to pay it back with 900% gains.