Everything you said is true but missing the point.<p>$5000 is a wad of cash that many, many people don&#x27;t have access to.<p>Living on savings while building and selling a product is not an option for many more.<p>Money just doesn&#x27;t allow for acceleration but also pays for you to get in the car to begin with.<p>And that&#x27;s not a precise statement either:  having the ability to live while earning nothing build your business -- something that often takes some amount of cash, is what can mean the difference between success and failure.