Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by tyri_kai_psomi 2463 days ago
What about non-vc backed high tech startups, which are the by far the majority of tech jobs? (my company, fwiw) We have investors sure, but the two founders retain the control. All of the companies we have acquired were in similar situations. In fact it is precisely not until you get to VC-backed startups where this becomes surprising, such as in the GP comment I was referring to.

If you actually make money, have positive cash flow, and have a sustainable business model, you don't have to give up control. The investors will come to you -- foreign concept to the SV-SF "high tech" bubble, I know.
1 comments
goatinaboat 2463 days ago
non-vc backed high tech startups, which are the by far the majority of tech jobs?

Citation very much needed. The majority of tech jobs are not at startups of either kind.

link
tyri_kai_psomi 2462 days ago
Startups is such a loosely qualified term these days that it practically means any business that has "recently started", so no you don't need a citation because the word in of itself is subjective.
link