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Take it as a redeemable loan with the condition that it will be converted into equity upon closing of your next (first) round of investment. You don't need a lawyer for this, just …

I think YC is a great concept. It is actually not a VC but more like an adoption agency that takes promising orphans off the street (not based on needs and not based more merits, b…

I never said that we don't take VC money. I just said that we take VC money when all we need is money. Which by way is exactly what these gentlemen did? They didn't treat VC money …

This reminds me of the old joke about the wife asking the husband on whether or not her butt is fat. There is no good answer here and the absolute wrong one is when the husband ask…

For a bootstrapping entrepreneur, VC money is a drug and a distraction. And by calling it "Smart" money, the popular culture is attempting to turn it into a "legalized" drug. This …

I agree. I think the article basically summarizes what we have all learned (the hard way) ... ahead of your competitors but never too far ahead of your customers.

Thanks. I am from the old World.

Perhaps we should focus on the message and not messager (sp??). --Denny-- Note: English is my second language.

This is a fantastic article summarizing what I have learned and what I tried to write on my own ( http://www.startupforless.com ). I am humble by it. Basically it boils down to the…

Yes, it is the first user conference for the open source network analysis software. Sharkfest is the new name for Ethereal. It will be a great conference, meeting the man himself, …

This opens up another topic that is equally interesting, which is the relationship between entrepreneurs and risk management. My observation is that entrepreneurs are NOT risk take…

It depends entirely on the criminal ... ;-)

It is a tough call. The primary site, LoveMyTool, is an on-line marketing site for network monitoring TOOLs so at least there is some excuses for it. It is a difficult name to forg…

That's exactly right, thank you. In some way, VC money is a contaminant and startups that have lots of VC money (my first startup was one of those) tend to forget this truth. --Den…

Sorry about that. I hope all is forgiven. --Denny--

I agree with that. I think they are closely related. However, my experience is that as entrepreneurs we can lure ourselves into thinking that bringing good to the world and buildin…

When writing about the success and failure of startups, I talked a lot about luck being the most important contributing factor to the success of any startup, but I also talked abou…

This might help ... http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=79626

Hope this helps ... http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=79626

Actually #2 is relevant. "2. When asked how you will launch if no investors are found, your mind goes completely blank." Sadly I suspect a large number of Hacker News readers are m…