[clarky07]

raising the round is them selling part of the company. enough of the company that they no longer ever have to worry about money again. yeah that removes a lot of potential stress. the company can fail now and it won't ruin him. gives him more freedom to keep building.

[dangus]

“more freedom to keep building”

This is the disconnect to me. This phrase has tech industry cult vibes to me.

I don’t see “freedom” and “building” as words that mesh together.

I see “building” as something I’m obligated to do to pay my bills. I do it because it’s preferable to other forms of labor. As soon as I have the financial means to stop doing it, I’m out.

[collingreen]

Hardly a cult. So you don't like building things. Fine. Nothing wrong with that. Plenty of folks, however, do love building things. When I dream of freedom unlocked by money I love the idea of building things still; the difference is building what I want, how I want it, without being trapped.