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David Heinemeier Hansson

What David Heinemeier Hansson thinks about venture capital

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Creator of Ruby on Rails, CTO of 37signals, and creator of Omarchy.

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  1. Our readingVenture money ruins software: raise a fortune, hire hundreds, and crap comes out, because the funnel that forces hard choices is gone.

    startups

    Their wordsThis was one of the reasons why I was always so skeptical about venture capital when it came to software. Because I saw time and again people raise an enormous amount of money, hire hundreds of people, and produce crap software.

    ↗DHH: How to Build a Profitable Company Without Losing Controlyoutube.com 3rd of 27 in this recording

  2. 12 months earlier

  3. Our readingThe way to stay small is never to take other people's money: the moment you do, they want the largest return, and the enterprise playbook follows.

    startups

    Their wordsBecause the problem isn't just venture capital, it's other people's money. Once you take other people's money, completely understandably, they want a return and they would prefer to have the largest return possible.

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting | Lex Fridman Podcast #474youtube.com 22nd of 36 in this recording

  4. 3 years earlier

  5. Our readingThe venture capital model is flawed

    startups

    Their wordsThe logic of venture capital is to rush every business it touches through a steroid program that accepts a mortality rate of up to 90%

    ↗The bubble has popped for unprofitable software companiesworld.hey.com 2nd of 2 in this piece