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Why burn his own money when he can get VC money instead?
by CamouflagedKiwi 8mo ago
Why burn his own money when he can get VC money instead?
- flakeoil 8mo agoIf he believes in the product he could have kept 100% of his company.
- AmazingTurtle 8mo agoMost of the time it's not about the money VCs send into it but the credibility that this brings. It looks a lot more mature when your idea is backed by a distribution of wealthy people.
- soerxpso 8mo agoHe kept 80%. The other 20% is owned by 8 different VCs. Seems like he's still in control. There's value in using other people's money instead of your own because it might make him less emotionally risk-averse in how he manages it.
- DANmode 8mo ago100% of something without any measurable adoption or scale can suck.
- chapz 8mo agoThe point is more - it's primary goal is not to enable developers to do more and better, it's primary goal is to _maximize shareholder value_. Important thing to keep in mind.