A Billion Suns: flightlog of the Rocketpilot

I also want to mention a term people in the VC-world consider derogatory, which is “lifestyle business” where someone builds a site, and brings in enough money to support themselves. Investors see that as a bad thing, and it boggles my mind sometimes when I think about the twisted world that produces that kind of idea. I’ve had discussions with VC investors where they hear about my business and dismiss it as “just a lifestyle business” and I’ve come back with “hey, it’s a pretty good lifestyle, probably a better lifestyle than yours, probably a better lifestyle than if I accepted five million dollars from you.