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It's cheaper to pay people to help instead of giving equity.
by nawitus 13y ago
It's cheaper to pay people to help instead of giving equity.
- wdewind 13y agoYou can't afford the investor's time if your investors are people who will really help you. An investor does a LOT more than give you money.
- nik_adhia1 13y agoTom who just commented on this above ^ - he's GoCardless (awesome tech btw!), one of the leading startups disrupting payments/direct debit in the London scene. They've been going from strength to strength and recently raised another huge round. Definitely validation that YC works and gives value.