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Scaled bootstrappers should reject VCs who offer only capital
“We come from a point of strength when we say, well, this is what we did with no VC funding. We know we can scale it a lot more. Now, are you as an investor going to bring us value as a strategic investor or like to your connections or your knowledge and so on?…”
Dabachnikov: Students Need Scholarships More During College Than in High School
“The common misconception is that students need scholarships only when they're just applying to college. But the reality is that students actually need scholarships more in the first year of college and the second year than in high school, because many of the f…”
Dabachnikov: Revenue-based financing restricts risk-taking and business model experimentation
“When you take revenue-based financing, you basically start from the beginning to think how you're going to repay that. So basically you're locked into using most of the revenue-based financing in order to generate growth on your existing model instead of kind …”
Dabachnikov: Students need scholarships more during college than high school
“The common misconception is that students need scholarships only when they're just applying to college, but the reality is that students actually need scholarships more in the first year of college and the second year than in high school, because many of the f…”