[zimpenfish]

> But you don't need any money to make a startup today. Generally, you need a computer with internet access.

And free time.

[mskvsk]

Among many other mandatory things, yes. But money is not one of them.

[goto11]

Everybody need to eat and pay rent, so yes, you do need money.

[mskvsk]

Let me rephrase it, you don't need capital.

Otherwise, yes, money is crucial to building a startup. As well as the oxygen you will be breathing while building it.