I am done. I give up

Re:I am done. I give up by jacquesm on Friday December 23, 2022 @06:19AM (#34104592)

You can bootstrap a startup, but not every startup. And woe to you if you are bootstrapped and some VC funded club starts poaching your customers with a product subsidized by their financiers.

I wrote about these options long ago:

https://jacquesmattheij.com/three-roads-to-the-top-of-the-mo...

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Re:I am done. I give up by 082349872349872 on Friday December 23, 2022 @06:47AM (#34104772)

> if you get screwed, let it be, revenge is costly, you likely can't afford it

"Living well is the best revenge". And if you're someone who has the skills to turn their time into significant value-add, seeking revenge is an opportunity cost that undoubtedly counts as "living poorly".

[caveat: I have had to litigate on occasion, but (a) that is something where hours spent are indirect, via counsel, and (b) it's not exactly "living well", either]

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Re:I am done. I give up by Alex3917 on Friday December 23, 2022 @07:09AM (#34104910)

> You can bootstrap a startup, but not every startup.

There are also a lot of products and services that can't be built by venture backed businesses. If you are bootstrapping, there is a big advantage in building something in this category, because then you can go at the pace that's organically the most efficient.

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