Good to hear.
> If you really don't want to raise money from outsiders, just don't raise money.
This sounds like it’s perpetuating a false binary between VC and bootstrapping. This probably works in VC‘s favor, but not individual founders’ (on average).
PS - Basecamp is another ex of a tech co that raised money from non-VC investor(s) (Bezos) who got dividends—not a payday on an exit.