Ask HN: Sell my startup for $14M because I can't raise $2M?
A few things, though it&#x27;s hard without much info (re: revenue&#x2F;growth).<p>Regardless:<p>1. A $14m sale is a huuuge win. You&#x27;d be set for life. A 100% likelihood of $14m is something that is difficult to turn down in almost any scenario. Even if you&#x27;d eventually make $50m, your life wouldn&#x27;t change much from a net worth of $14m to $50m. You could buy a nicer jet?<p>Let&#x27;s say you take the $14m. Your life would (presumably) change drastically. That&#x27;s &quot;pay yourself $750k&#x2F;yr without ever working again&quot; level financial stability. (OK, some of it depends on taxes, but regardless...) If you raise VC, who knows what could happen in the next 5 years? IMO take it if you can.<p>2. If you want to go bigger, SV isn&#x27;t the only way to do it. If you have revenue you could potentially raise debt. Hard to do, but perhaps worth it in your scenario.<p>3. If getting warm introductions is hard, just know that actually raising will be much harder.