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> You can self-fund by consulting and by setting aside money for your venture. That doesn't work. Why does this not work?
by asenna 13y ago
> You can self-fund by consulting and by setting aside money for your venture. That doesn't work.
Why does this not work?
- vickiku88 13y agoI think he is speaking of the opportunity cost. it is the conservative way to generate funds, but not the most efficient in the end.
- alwold 13y agoIt probably also depends on what you are trying to build. His initial example of building chips would probably be nearly impossible without a pretty big up front investment. If you are building something with software, it is a lot more likely that you could self fund.
- jessedhillon 13y agoThis was in 2001 where just a single server colo would cost ~$300/mo. Other costs have come down as well, while technologies have developed to make a full stack web app development possible for a single person to do. The average dev is easily 10x more capable today than 12 years ago.