[jbigelow76]

  >Probably won't get funded ever.

Amy Hoy is in the same bootstrapper camp that DHH and Jason Fried are in. Regardless of the situation, I imagine "won't get funded ever" is ranks pretty close to the top of her "don't give a shit list".

[electic]

Sure. But it also means a lot of people who are looking at her future projects will pause and think twice.

[ahoyhere]

Think twice, like what? "Gee, there's a woman with integrity who shuts down a service while it still works 99% of the time, and refunds my money, instead of growing it like a nutjob until it has weekly downtime like oh I don't know Desk.com"?

I do so hope you're right.

[Anderkent]

A service with a weekly downtime is still more useful than no service at all.

[bibinou]

Except 37Signals took VC money from Jeff Bezos.

[jbigelow76]

Not in the sense that most HN readers view VC money, as a necessity to launch or continue operations. 37signals was 2 and a half years into existence with multiple products and a few hundred thousand paying users. They didn't give up control and don't have to sweat out how to exit so their investor gets an acceptable ROI. 37signals would have been able to continue operations without the investment.

The investment looks like a way to formalize a long term relationship both sides desired. It doesn't resemble anything like 95% of VC deals that are associated with SV or the types of starts ups associated with HN's readership.

http://37signals.com/svn/archives2/bezos_expeditions_invests...