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Mathew's comments: Matt Mullenweg sells a stake in Automattic

Seth Finkelstein · 3 years ago

OK, the VC's are for the business contacts and the connections. I can understand that. It's not just about cash.
James · 3 years ago

Although...

If you're a middle class programmer, and folks keep telling you how great a job you've done with your development, and you could lay in some savings for giving up a small portion of the company you'd built (and you were 22!), taking a little cash sounds like a great idea.

I don't think it's right to speculate on the ranking of each factor - cash, contacts, experience, connections - that a deal brings forth, but, though it's not cool to acknowledge, never underestimate the motivation of cash.
Mathew · 3 years ago

Thanks for the comment, James. An excellent point.

Mathew