THE FEAR

Jon and Justin talk about "optionality" in bootstrapping. (Justin
is concerned, Jon thinks we should just enjoy the moment).


DHH: "Part of what gave us the confidence to turn down the
whole world of venture capital was a small sale of equity to Jeff
Bezos. That gave our personal bank accounts just enough ballast
that the big numbers touted by VCs and acquisition hunters lost
their lure."

Are we at peak podcasting? Things are good right now - will
they be good for 10 years? 20 years? 

Fred Wilson: "Taking money off the table."

How much did the founders of Buffer, Robinhood, etc. take off
the table? Article.

Des Traynor: "A founder is spending 60 months of their best
years in their startup (instead of their career). That is a
substantial upfront investment; it's like a seed round, but
instead of money, it's your life."

How much richer than us is Jeff Bezos?



Want to reply to something we said?


Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbuda

Leave a comment on PodHunt; it's like Reddit, but for
podcasts.

Email us: mail@transistor.fm



Thanks to our monthly supporters:


Helmut Irle

Colt Borg

Marc Beinder

Anton Zorin

Bill Condo

Sofia Quintero

Chris Willow

Mason Hensley

Borja Soler teami.io

Ward from MemberSpace.com

Travis Fischer

Matt Buckley, from NiceThings.io 

Russell Brown

Evandro Sasse

Noah Prail, eventOneHQ.com

Robert Simplicio, Simplicio.com

Colin Gray alitu.com

Josh Smith, hellosift.com

Brian Rhea (Pronounced “Ray”)

Shane Smith, dev.transistor.fm

Austin Loveless

Michael Sitver, letterjoy.co

Paul Jarvis and Jack Ellis, usefathom.com 

Dan Buda danbuda.com

Darby Frey

Samori Augusto, thebicrowd.com

Brad from Canada

Mike Walker

Adam DuVander

Dave Giunta (JOOnta)

Kyle Fox GetRewardful.com

Thanks to our monthly supporters

Pascal from sharpen.page

Rewardful.com

Greg Park

Mitchell Davis from RecruitKit.com.au

Marcel Fahle, wearebold.af

Bill Condo (@mavrck)

Ward from MemberSpace.com

Evandro Sasse

Austin Loveless

Michael Sitver

Colin Gray

Dave Giunta



️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.
Learn how to start your own podcast!
Support this podcast on Patreon