@paulg maybe that's because (my theory) tech blogging itself is so dilutive that we come to believe funding is the story, and only story.
It may seem strange that this could be an epiphany, but it often is. Fundraising gets such a grip on founders.https://twitter.com/jenny8lee/status/620745350572212224 …
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@paulg at Discourse, we run our company the old fashioned way, via happy customers paying us actual money. Seed money, though, is very easy. -
@paulg I find the Series A crunch to be deeply true: http://firstround.com/review/what-the-seed-funding-boom-means-for-raising-a-series-a/ … Good news, more money for experiments! Bad news: A is real hard.
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@paulg My theory is that it's because funding normally comes with a valuation # and that's a definitive "score" to measure progress by. -
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@paulg@jenny8lee Gee. I wonder why it seems like it gets such a grip in SoCal? Demo days after 3 months instead of building a business?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@jenny8lee very true on gripping founders..to the point of inversing why you started the venture in the first placeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Other founders tease (jokingly) for being such a rebel for in the Valley. But can be easier to woo paying customers than investors. -
@jenny8lee You of all people will be pleased to hear that this is Steele's advice on raillery: https://goo.gl/zbrWxO - Show replies
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@paulg accelerators & StartUps are always announcing funding. & "rounds" ... Let's start announcing revenue milestonesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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