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A comment on Ask HN: Bootstrapped business is good but slow growth. Should I raise money?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Bootstrapped business is good but slow growth. Sh... by tbrooks on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @08:07PM (#8627562)
Not stingy, just picky.

I have an offer at for $60k base with $100k on-target earnings. I wouldn't say that's stingy at all.

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Re:Ask HN: Bootstrapped business is good but slow growth. Sh... by phantom_oracle on Friday November 21, 2014 @10:45PM (#8644654)
Depending on whether or not you need a "localized" sales guy and where your location is, isn't $60K a lot of money for Americans too?

I would think that finding "one perfect guy" may be the ideal tactic in an ideal world, but when one wants to scale a business to go from $7000 p.m revenue to even a modest $21,000 p.m, then even 'mediocre' sales people that speak well enough in your chosen language of your market could sell your product.

$60K could probably hire 3 people from East Asia?

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Re:Ask HN: Bootstrapped business is good but slow growth. Sh... by general_failure on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @09:24PM (#8627868)
Agreed :) stingy was not the right term for what I wanted to convey..
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