The author says he wants funding to grow the businesses. Presumably he wants funding and the help from investors to enable quicker growth than what is possible organically.

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stephbook 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, "presumably." That's exactly the problem..

	▲	kukkeliskuu 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No disgreement from me. He does not say what kind of funding he has been trying to get, but if my presumption is right, then some kind of Y-Combinator style hypergrowth. I think the response he got is sensible if he was approaching "Excel investors" who are risk averse, not targeting hypergrowth.