A pragmatist’s startup spin-down(chrishateswriting.com)
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A pragmatist’s startup spin-down
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I think you sound like a friendly and mindful human being, but not as a business person should sound like.
I find your relationship to your investors money very strange. This whole thing is not a game. For me at least it is not about making a nice drawing app and building a community of people, who like to create pretty drawings. There is nothing wrong about that, but it is not the goal of a company. The goal of a company is to make money. Nothing more nothing less.
If i were to invest in somebody's company I would want that person to be focused on spending my money as reasonable as possible and give me back as much as possible or at least lose as less as possible by making as little stupid errors as possible. I would walk away instantly if he mentions giving my money to charity if he fails. I can do this myself if I would have wanted to.
I find your relationship to your investors money very strange. This whole thing is not a game. For me at least it is not about making a nice drawing app and building a community of people, who like to create pretty drawings. There is nothing wrong about that, but it is not the goal of a company. The goal of a company is to make money. Nothing more nothing less.
If i were to invest in somebody's company I would want that person to be focused on spending my money as reasonable as possible and give me back as much as possible or at least lose as less as possible by making as little stupid errors as possible. I would walk away instantly if he mentions giving my money to charity if he fails. I can do this myself if I would have wanted to.
I think the goal of a business should be to create a product o a service that people want and can use. To employ people and to have happy customers.
This money-money-money-andnothingbutmoney ideology just doesn't benefit anyone
This money-money-money-andnothingbutmoney ideology just doesn't benefit anyone
Would you agree with me, when I say, that all these things are nice, but secondary for a business? I am with Adam Smith, who said, that these things follow naturally.
> Would you agree with me, when I say, that all these things are nice, but secondary for a business?
No. Money is like oxygen: Essential for survival, but not the point of existence.
No. Money is like oxygen: Essential for survival, but not the point of existence.
This was extremely classy Chris. Sorry it didn't work out. It was still a valuable contribution.