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donnythecroc | 3 years ago

Isn't the biggest thing here that he never spent any of the VC money of he had $35m in the bank he bootstrapped!!!!

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Kaotique|3 years ago

How does that even happen? Don't they have salaries to pay or marketing campaigns to run, pay rent? How can he sit on a pile of money and still grow the business?

bertday|3 years ago

Being near profitable is the obvious way, though I find that surprising early on.

NSMutableSet|3 years ago

What happens if you don't actually spend VC money? Do they still get partial ownership?

This is the first time I hear of a situation like this, and I'm really curious.

lmm|3 years ago

> What happens if you don't actually spend VC money? Do they still get partial ownership?

Yes. Just like you still pay interest on a loan even if you just let the cash all sit in a bank account.