However, my experience is that as entrepreneurs we can lure ourselves into thinking that bringing good to the world and building a great company is the end and not the means. And if we do that, then money will follow. This is the primary message from Guy Kawasaki whom I have tremendous respect for.
However, my own experience is that this is true is if the stars and moons are aligned. So I am offering an alternative which is to focus on making money first.
This is in contraction to what a VC would want to hear. But I am of the opinion that taking VC money is not the prerequisite of building startup.
At the same time, I am not trying to demonize VC's. They have a place in our world and when appropriate, it can be very important to us.
In summary, I just want to provide some food for thoughts.
Thanks for your comment.
--Denny--
Meaning is the metadata people derive from experience. It's always there, but it's representation becomes significant when people communicate.
Money is an efficient representation of a promise, which is a special kind of communication between people.
Money is the embodiment of a specific kind of meaning.