[markcollin]

Interesting. glad to see the transparency. oss monetization is really hard.

sadly, most dev's don't pay for dev tooling.

really liking Bruno so far. Also I don't think a gui client would need vc funding. The pressure to show returns is what turns them to bloatware and saas.

I would pay for supporter edition if they go that route. tired of switching tools every 2 years.

[ushakov]

There is no pressure if you don’t need much money and get it from right people, who know the deal upfront

[markcollin]

Like? If I understand you raise outside only if you plan to scale and give a great return; otherwise it is better to bootstrap right?

[ushakov]

Incorrect. At early stage, the funding is primarily so that the team can pay themselves a salary. They don’t expect any returns at that point. Most (96%) of the VC-funded startups do not make more than $1m revenue. Bootstrapping is in my opinion much worse, because you put your own capital at risk

Source: https://venturebeat.com/entrepreneur/getting-to-50-million-h...

[helloanoop]

Thanks for your vote of confidence!