How We Bootstrapped a $20K Website into a $4M/year Business

Re:How We Bootstrapped a $20K Website into a $4M/year Busine... by pg on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @05:53PM (#5567548)

You're attacking a straw man here. We've funded lots of companies started by people who weren't programmers. In the YC FAQ, we recommend that such people find cofounders who are, if they can. But we don't insist even on that.

http://paulgraham.com/identity.html

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Re:How We Bootstrapped a $20K Website into a $4M/year Busine... by marcamillion on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @06:24PM (#5567734)

I never meant to attack you personally - it was more the sentiment that is often espoused in many comments & stories that appear on HN. You can even see some in this thread!

Some of that sentiment appear in your essays (and perhaps comments) - which people may take out of context.

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Re:How We Bootstrapped a $20K Website into a $4M/year Busine... by mkbrody on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @06:00PM (#5567599)

Eventually Mike Scharf realized he needed some true technical expertise in house. Once we nail this component sky is the limit!

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