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Re:What it's like to bootstrap a business before it can fina... by pinouchon on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @06:27AM (#21878080)
Funny how this is in stark contrast with PG advice of staying alive (http://www.paulgraham.com/die.html)
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Re:What it's like to bootstrap a business before it can fina... by s_dev on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @12:28PM (#21879456)
I don't see this the opposite of PG advice but rather PG advice.

PG also says to aim initially for Ramen profitablity (cover your rent and food bills) and then stay there till you figure a way to grow exponentially. Which is what OP did.

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