Ask HN: How much did you spend on your startup before you got ramen profitable?

Re:Ask HN: How much did you spend on your startup before you... by yosho on Wednesday December 02, 2009 @12:28AM (#971567)

i wonder if there is a correlation between initial spending vs later success.

In some cases, i would be willing to bet that high initial spending lead to a greater turnout because you're able to leverage the money and convert it into increased traffic and sales.

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Re:Ask HN: How much did you spend on your startup before you... by tamas on Wednesday December 02, 2009 @06:28AM (#971888)

That approach didn't really work out in the dotcom era. Of course, in some cases it would make greater turnout, but it is an expensive experiment.

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Re:Ask HN: How much did you spend on your startup before you... by vaksel on Wednesday December 02, 2009 @12:41AM (#971583)

i'm more looking for the break-even point. How long people supported their startups on their own dime, before the business finally took off, and started bringing in enough money to pay for itself.

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