I really can't believe that this webapp wasn't able to secure funding from anywhere after 6 fricken years, and yet we have thousands of people with <i>literally nothing for a product</i> valued at extravagant amounts.<p>Something is seriously broken with our sector.
Another great story from the trenches that doesn't involve killing or crushing it, but rather keep moving.<p>It makes me wonder how many great developers and entrepreneurs give in/up/out to the fundraising machine without finding what they could actually have done on their own. Of course, this won't fit all startups that don't have a business model.<p>The saying of seeking funding to avoid finding sales seems to ring true here and in a lot of stories.
Just finished reading this post. Really spectacular story. And the best thing about it? You found product market fit. And, by focusing on the pure B2B play in the near term, you've reopened you options in the long term. Amazing fortitude, too. Congrats!