Founders

I think taking VC money is fine. There are many valid perspectives, but mine is: "You have to take care of your people."

My team needs certainty and stability, like paying for health insurance and life away from work. Everything else is second. 

Bootstrapping is romantic, but sadly doesn't apply equally.

My advice is to raise while you can, raise on modest terms, build a great team, and work like hell to get to the next stage. No one seems to care who you raised with in your pre-seed or seed rounds.

playing /bracket, assisting /bracky, talking /greatbooks

No one cares if you keep doing the right thing!

Agree. Who the hell cares where Steve Jobs went to college?

It’s about what you ultimately do.

A reminder that people are interested in your results