1) you don't need $500k+ in funding to build a successful software company.
2) this is especially true living in a part of the country with a reasonable cost of living. Somewhere like Missouri, $50k is two reasonable years of runway for a single 20-something (even in a metro area like St Louis, you'll be able to rent for ~$400 .)
3) it's pretty ridiculous (and arrogant) to assume that nowhere else in the country can you get investors.
2) this is especially true living in a part of the country with a reasonable cost of living. Somewhere like Missouri, $50k is two reasonable years of runway for a single 20-something (even in a metro area like St Louis, you'll be able to rent for ~$400 .)
3) it's pretty ridiculous (and arrogant) to assume that nowhere else in the country can you get investors.