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Re:Ask HN: Should I stay at my default dead startup or go an... by andrewmutz on Thursday June 27, 2024 @04:00PM (#40814453)
> All VC backed startups are default dead.

That's not true. If you have a startup that actually could pay all its bills and turn a profit if it wanted to, it's default alive. Just because you're choosing instead to spend on growth, that doesn't make it default dead.

Re:Ask HN: Should I stay at my default dead startup or go an... by hobs on Thursday June 27, 2024 @04:09PM (#40814545)
That really is the subset of startups we'd call VC backed - interested in hypergrowth and discussions of TAM instead of just making another profitable business.