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eGroups was over ten years ago. Since then, a culture of VC reliance has been the dominant model, and now with increasing frequency, you're seeing bootstrapped
by rizzn 17y ago
eGroups was over ten years ago. Since then, a culture of VC reliance has been the dominant model, and now with increasing frequency, you're seeing bootstrapped companies emerge.
I think that was the point he was trying to make, not that it's never happened before.
- numair 17y agoYou think a "culture of VC reliance" wasn't the prevalent model in 1999?
- rizzn 17y agoI think that I heard a lot more about companies that were "two guys in a garage" in the 90s than I hear about these days, yes. It could be just my perception, or it could be reality. I'm just callin' it as I see it. As someone who sits in this world more or less 24/7, I can't remember the last time (prior to the last couple months) where a bootstrapped company gained wide-acceptance like has been happening recently.