Sudhanshu Raheha has a thought provoking post on Bootstrapping or Fund Raising
Excerpts: It depends on what does you startup want to do. If it would take you a lot of time before you can start making money, then you need some external money to keep clear the bills, but if you can find a way to start getting paid immediately, you are better off without giving out your equity.

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