http://mathewingram.disqus.com/enThu, 13 Apr 2006 13:05:46 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/04/12/matt-mullenweg-sells-a-stake-in-automattic/#comment-1293518<p>Thanks for the comment, James. An excellent point.</p><p>Mathew</p>MathewThu, 13 Apr 2006 13:05:46 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/04/12/matt-mullenweg-sells-a-stake-in-automattic/#comment-1293516<p>Although...</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>JamesThu, 13 Apr 2006 11:24:18 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/04/12/matt-mullenweg-sells-a-stake-in-automattic/#comment-1293513<p>OK, the VC's are for the business contacts and the connections. I can understand that. It's not just about cash.</p>Seth FinkelsteinWed, 12 Apr 2006 21:39:48 -0000