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Why are bootstrappers hostile towards VCs?
This week Spencer Fry, founder of Podia.com, joins Justin Jackson to talk about venture capital and bootstrapping.
- Spencer's tweet: "The hostility that the bootstrapper community has towards the VC community continues to perplex me."
- Justin's interview with Jason Calacanis (2013)
- VC brags
- Roy Bahat on Big Technology Podcast: Why VCs are mad
- 06:30 "Capital changes lots of dynamics in society. It's not neutral." – Justin Jackson
- Silicon Valley: No Revenue (video)
- Blog post: Podcasts and capital
- How venture capitalists make money
- The rise and fall of Quibi: from raising $1.75 billion before launch to shutting down just 6 months later
- Tweet: the negative effects of overcapitalization
- Tweet: Big-name VCs, and their hypocrisy, give VCs a bad name.
- Techcrunch: "The meeting that showed me the truth about VCs"
- Adii Pienaar on venture capital: Raising Anxiety
- Blog post: The hidden cost of bootstrapping
What should we talk about next?
- Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbuda, @spencerfry
- Email us: mail@transistor.fm
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