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Braintree is not a great example of a company that "didn't take VC." According to Crunchbase they raised a $34 million series A round and a $35 million series B round. BigCommerce also raised a $15 million series A round and a $20 million series B round.

Perhaps she meant ſlashdot.

I realize this is a subtle point but I think the more accurate verb in this case is mandate rather than provide. I.e. countries don't provide maternity/paternity leave; they require employers to provide it.

The last 2 sound good.

Really? "Nerds?" I think the word you're looking for is "experts."

Do they have a competitor whose angle is customer-powered support? I don't know anything about this business, but this sounds like a response to a competitor.

"it's hard to determine which course of study is most infested with cheating. But I'd say education is the worst."

Have you attended any planning hearings in your town?