Re:Revenue vs. Value
by hayksaakian on Thursday May 09, 2013 @10:20PM
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This POV pidgeonholes startups into an investor dependent mindset.
Why raise 20k if you you'll make that next month?
Early Revenue is only bad for pump-and-dump startups that KNOW they'll never be profitable, but hope they can fool everyone long enough to get funding and make the company somebody else's problem.
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If the data _was_ in fact available, I have no doubt in my mind that it'd be one of the most important indicators.
Why raise 20k if you you'll make that next month?
Early Revenue is only bad for pump-and-dump startups that KNOW they'll never be profitable, but hope they can fool everyone long enough to get funding and make the company somebody else's problem.
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If the data _was_ in fact available, I have no doubt in my mind that it'd be one of the most important indicators.