[linkeex]

I've always wondered what pure software startups are doing with millions of dollars.

I mean come on you can develop awesome software without having a fancy office, nice furniture and a super high salary.

Take me and my friends for example. We love building stuff and work for all our products in university or at home. Also we're doing it for, what, like 400$ a month working 20-30h...

[mtbcoder]

At some point, you will complete school, your friends will go their separate ways and you will lose access to university resources. At that point, you will need a decent salary to pay for living expenses, support a family and all the other things you wish to do in life. If your startup consists of even a handful of people, competitive salaries/benefits start to add up and those "millions" won't seem as much any more.