Self-funded, allergic to term sheets, secretly proud of the ramen diet.
*Not a real statistic. No orbs were harmed.
“This week, someone will offer you “smart money.” It is neither smart nor free. Decline politely.”
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Google Sheets
Cash
Runway (in years, not months)
1.0x — self-funded, baby
A pitch competition with a check attached
The signs the stars — and several failed cap tables — have opinions about.
Two profitable weirdos who'd rather compound quietly than ever touch a term sheet. Immediate, wordless respect.
One measures success in runway. The other measures it in impressions. Every conversation ends with someone asking “but what's your actual revenue?”