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Should Founders Be Allowed to Take Money off the Table?

Both Sides of the Table

At some point, this breaks if their isn’t an exit or IPO. But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road. >50% of our revenue in now viral. I raised $500k in seed money to start the company. I think it breaks for most people after 3-4 years. When we moved to Palo Alto we rented a place.

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Get Off My Lawn! Crazy Kids and Their Sex, Drugs and Startup Advice!

This is going to be BIG.

There are too many people giving advice who have been through one or two startups, none of which grew into a huge company, got to profitability, or an IPO. For example, as an investor, I''ve never invested in a company that has gotten to an IPO or a billion dollar exit. How''s anyone supposed to figure out who to actually learn from?

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