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		malloryerik on July 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dear startups: I hate subscription services (2021) > It's a real shame, because most software I use can be written by a handful of good engineers in a couple of years. And what if the engineers bootstrap instead of taking VC lucre?

cercatrova on July 30, 2022 [–]

Then they should be even more amenable to offering subscriptions. Unlike VCs, bootstrappers can't afford to sell only one time licenses to their products, especially at a sub 10 dollar price.

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