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I think he's not suggesting it's bad to sell your company, but rather that going into a new one with the idea that you're only there to make money is a bad idea.

Bingo. If you go in looking for an exit, you're going to fall on your face.

I'm not at all against starting lifestyle businesses; those also do not have exits.

or he's a shill for the "very rich" (lol) VCs at ycombinator trying to optimize for homeruns rather than community feel-good 20mm exits

Hey I think we've met IRL in an apartment on McKinley Ave. You know where I live and that it is not glamorous. I kind of hoped the text on the sidebar wherein I'm begging for money would contextualize the post appropriately.

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