dhh had a recent response to someone about this:

https://twitter.com/dhh/status/1195013398280331264 "I think you need to read up on what “venture capital” means. It’s the force of capital that pushes you towards growth above all, as it seeks the maximum return through a liquidity event. Our deal had none of that, didn’t fund the business. Did you even read the piece?"

https://m.signalvnoise.com/the-deal-jeff-bezos-got-on-baseca...