http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2339287
raised VC in '81, IPO in '86
why isn't an IPO considered an outside investment in this argument anyway? it is, afterall, raising money
the argument should be what is the largest software company that never raised external funding and is still private
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2339287
raised VC in '81, IPO in '86
why isn't an IPO considered an outside investment in this argument anyway? it is, afterall, raising money
the argument should be what is the largest software company that never raised external funding and is still private