[swyx]

interesting that you think talking to a VC and starting a startup (where he would be spending >50% time on business things and be forced to come up with a monetization plan) is better for svelte than getting fulltime sponsorship to solely work on Svelte and working with the top tier talent at Vercel.

[tnolet]

Exactly. I think the OP does not know what it means to "raise money" and go at it. It would turn that person into a full time business owner.