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Re:Why I switched sides: From bootstrapping to VC by confiscate on Friday October 26, 2018 @12:56PM (#18310983)
> is a point worth noting.

What is your point again?

Either way, you will always be at the whims of your customer. So why is that a disadvantage when bootstrapping?

Re:Why I switched sides: From bootstrapping to VC by fredrivett on Friday October 26, 2018 @01:02PM (#18311042)
That specific point was that people often start a business because they want the freedom of not having a boss, but in many ways you always have someone you're serving, be it a boss or a customer.

The wider point was: both bootstrapping and VC funding are good options, depending on your specific circumstances and goals at the time. One isn't objectively better than the other.