[55555]

> I started FreeRADIUS in 1999. Started making money in 2007.

It sounds like you did essentially take venture capital, and you were the investor.

[adekok]

Only in the same way that every hobbyist is an "investor" in their hobby.

Let's not pretend that hobbyist tinkering is the same as VC investment. It's not, by a long shot.

[SmellyGeekBoy]

"Making money" could also refer to profit. Perhaps all revenue up to that point was re-invested back into the business?

[kalleboo]

That's a big difference though, since you only have to answer to yourself, and rise up to your own expectations.