A venture capitalist doesn’t invest in the business, they invest in the exit. Understand this and you’ll understand venture capital.
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We have a roadmap for creating independent tech that protects freedom, human rights, and democracy. It's called the http://ind.ie/manifesto
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@aral So you’re against any form of investment in indie tech? and if not, what kind? -
@Digiterium Not at all. Looking into possible revenue-share models that align needs of investors & business in sustainable, long-term growth
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@aral Nice words - but indie needs income too. Saleries to pay, investments, etc. -
@EngbrgDK Not just words. I pay the team with money from a family home I sold. We’ll be crowdfunding. Will look @ revenue-based investment… -
@aral I dont question your commitment. Just saying that privacy and indie may often be corrolated, but not causally linked
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@aral For the most part, the same goes for information security. It smells too much like a Sartre novel -- No Exit -- to be food for VC. -
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@rabite@aral the internet needs a National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk
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@aral is http://aralbalkan.com hosted at Digital Ocean?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral You're ruining my mental image of Ello as an artisanal bagel shop equivalent to a social media network.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral totally agree. For the#Ello concept to have worked it needed to be crowdfunded and decentralised ala#blockchain -
@aral ps and your profile is psuedo-anon & transferable like a#bitcoin on the#blockchain
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@aral Hi Can I take a moment of your time? A friend forwarded me your goodbye to Ello. I'm not SV. I created an alternative. Paid for by me.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral within your thesis: they might if the exit is a plausible IPO or huge private round in 5-10 yearsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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