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Mar 16, 2016·1 min read

Funny, that’s a classic statement about raising money for startups, too.

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CEO of Medium, partner at Obvious Ventures, co-founder of Twitter, curious consumer of ideas

“If you ask for funding, they give you advice. If you ask for advice, they give you funding.”

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