I got sucked into this debate with a friend, who is a great person and definitely not the type of investor I'm arguing against. That's why, it would be nice to hear first hand from the type of entrepreneurs I'm talking about - those who know similar startups that got funded because of better pedigree of founders, while they bootstrapped for years without investor support. ======================================== My friend is trying to explain to someone w/ a Harvard MBA why the 90% net income margin in their financial model is not believable. - Me ... and yet, in the end, most VCs still end up investing in people with degrees from Harvard and Stanford; coz it's takes talent to spot talent, and a lot of work to support and nurture it. If they fail, it's not the VC's fault; if they succeed, the VC made smart investment. - My Friend Murali I think that statement might be a bit over the top. I know plenty of unemployed / unfundable ivy league grads. It...
Software IS Magic. Almost literally magic! If you can imagine it, you can make it happen with software. My passion is to explore how to use software to imagine solutions to all problems - and tackle them with software products, one by one. And along the way, build a startup/business, where money is the 2nd Derivative - the solution to a problem is the 1st.