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I would actually contrast Fring, the bootstrapper, with Heisenberg, the VC-funded startup. It's clear in the fifth season that Fring had slow growth and scaled
by alanctgardner2 13y ago
I would actually contrast Fring, the bootstrapper, with Heisenberg, the VC-funded startup. It's clear in the fifth season that Fring had slow growth and scaled his operations gradually, while the newcomers just keep throwing money at the problems. They were agile, but they had very little runway, and they had to keep raising rounds (from Tuco, then Fring) to keep the lights on.
- beat 13y agoSo Fring is more of an angel investor? Nah, the level of control he exerts more correctly reflects a VC (or maybe a buyout).
- alanctgardner2 13y agoActually, it seems like Fring's bootstrapped company acqui-hires Heisenberg's, but he's not content to be a manager or COO. It's kind of like how Monty sold out to Sun, only to turn around and build the same project again. Only he didn't blow anyone up, which may have been a big misstep.