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Sol Orwell of Sjo.com presents Before you take funding

Editor's Notes

  1. Hi I’m Sol Been at it for 15 years Investors have offered $ Friends congratulate me 21st century success story INTERNET FAMOUS
  2. Turned them all down Easy to be memserized by upside Im not against funding
  3. Fulltime or part time job + friends or family? How cheap things are now! SaaS solutions make life easier In a position to take advantage? Hodl out!
  4. Unicorns are cool Take a step back - is that what you really want?
  5. This is the one that is most important to me As the majority owner I am the decider
  6. Raise enough capital, other fingers in the pie I know a lot of founders burned Investor’s first responsbility is to make money
  7. Aspect that often gets overlooked Funded companies are notorious for being gignatic time sinks
  8. This is what it is really about What do you want in business AND in life? For me, freedom. At the end of the day, I operate a business to provide for a lifestyle I want