This is perfectly valid approach and usually ensures your business stays under your full control.. and generally, small. Get cash flow positive in a sweet niche you enjoy and there's a lot of happiness and stress-free existence that flows from that.

However, when your ideas and market and goals are MUCH bigger, it's better to travel in a group - more ideas, more connections, and more existing wheels to re-use rather than re-inventing/re-discovering everything alone.

Raising capital can be a smart thing to do, but you want smart money not dumb money. Smart money brings expertise, ideas and connections. Dumb money sits quietly and offers no additional input/value. Both have their place but don't confuse the two.

Hard won perspectives.

Congratulations @k00b on the raise - that shit is a lot of hard yards.

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Hey @benwehrman. FYI. I looped you into a nostr conversation with Dr. Jeff Ross regarding him potentially coming on SN for an AMA mid-Sept or later.

One of my favorites: Thomas Mann: Buddenbrooks

I never read the english translation but it surely also creates this special atmosphere of a great family of the 19th century in northern Germany in decline. The economical decline sets in with the sublime growth of cultural spirit and interests. It's the history of Mann's own family. He won the nobel price for this work with 23 years of age! Great read. Absolutely a part of a good library.

Greets

When I zap a lot:

1. stacker sharing a discussion/link/question is known for thoughtfully participating in the comments of their posts
2. news/findings/interestingness that I personally wouldn't want to miss
3. a very high quality piece of original long form content