Why this founder chose VC over bootstrapping for his second startup
“down the VC route, or why didn't you choose to bootstrap?”
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down the VC route, or why didn't you choose to bootstrap? And I'll just repeat the question for the audio. So, Aidan, why did you go down the VC route for your second business?
I think it's a great question, and I think it depends what are you trying to achieve and what are you trying to deliver in terms of your values and, you know, like, ultimately, what is your why. For me, my why is I wanna have a a big impact on as many consumers as possible. And so my internal goal is, like, I would like to deliver finance to at least a million people,
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A founder explains his decision to pursue venture capital funding rather than bootstrap his second company. He breaks down how the choice between VC and bootstrapping depends on your goals and values, sharing that his drive to impact millions of consumers made VC the right path for delivering finance to at least a million people.
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Offers a clear framework for one of the most fundamental decisions founders face, backed by personal experience and specific impact goals.
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