Re:Ask HN: Should I quit starting companies?
by fuzzfactor on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @06:47AM
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>I seem to have an expectation that I deserve free money
That would be some of the most expensive money of all, and most subject to loss.
>to run a science experiment
That's the entire thing my business was based on, using tonnes of electronics and instrumentation it was very hardware-oriented.
That was my life's work beforehand anyway, I knew I could make money the same old way if I didn't come up with enough new stuff to be able to monetize a solid 1% of it.
I still wouldn't use "other peoples' money" aka capital because the people who wanted to put up money, it was their retirement funds and stuff.
You can't be a capitalist without capital so I've always been a mere entrepreneur and used my own money.
I was wondering what the hardware was but looks like you've got robot-dependent software, if you're not competeing in hardware, and your SDK applies to a robot from only one company, talk to them.
It your technology applies to more than one company, talk to them all.
That would be some of the most expensive money of all, and most subject to loss.
>to run a science experiment
That's the entire thing my business was based on, using tonnes of electronics and instrumentation it was very hardware-oriented.
That was my life's work beforehand anyway, I knew I could make money the same old way if I didn't come up with enough new stuff to be able to monetize a solid 1% of it.
I still wouldn't use "other peoples' money" aka capital because the people who wanted to put up money, it was their retirement funds and stuff.
You can't be a capitalist without capital so I've always been a mere entrepreneur and used my own money.
I was wondering what the hardware was but looks like you've got robot-dependent software, if you're not competeing in hardware, and your SDK applies to a robot from only one company, talk to them.
It your technology applies to more than one company, talk to them all.