Ask PG: what's YC's / PG's opinion of the lean startup / bootstrapping movement?

14 pointsryanwaggoner4 comments

Obviously you're not opposed to venture funding, but do you see it as a requirement? Are there YC startups that have chosen to eschew or severely minimize post-YC funding in favor of growing based on revenue and profits? Or does YC both select for and encourage raising larger amounts of funding?

View on HN

This came up a couple days ago:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1736166

Thanks! That answers the question about the startups, but what about your view on the subject? Do you think it's generally better for startups to raise if they can get good terms?

It turns out you can give a fairly precise answer to that question: http://paulgraham.com/equity.html

It's hard to remember what all you've covered in your essays :) Thanks again.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com