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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 2 Jun 2016

    Raising lots of money to buy customers is doubly dangerous. Gives you a high burn, and lets you remain in denial about a mediocre product.

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      1. Zillionize Angel‏ @zillionize 2 Jun 2016
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        A good product shall sell itself. Otherwise discontinue it and pursue something that can sell itself.

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      1. Startup Chai Cafe‏ @startup_chai 4 Jun 2016
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        @singlaank https://youtu.be/zYZOkE66ThU  we do it for free @chellani @NachiketaSoni #d2dk #Viral

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      1. Saket Khanna‏ @senseq 2 Jun 2016
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        Couldn't agree more. This practice is costing India it's startup ecosystem. @rehanyarkhan @paulg

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      1. Firas Durri‏ @firasd 2 Jun 2016
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        although as we discovered in India last year, the flood of VC-funded ads do help prop up the media and pay journalist salaries, etc 😂

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      1. Josh Felser‏Verified account @Joshmedia 3 Jun 2016
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        @mwalsh such an oversimplification. ROI and churn matter here not the amount you raise to spend on paid media

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      2. Ronald Austin Jr.‏ @RonAustinJr 2 Jun 2016
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        Uber?

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      2. Kunal Shah‏Verified account @kunalb11 2 Jun 2016
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        excess cash helps u hide problems, not solve them.

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      1. Swamulu Kakumani‏ @kswamulu 3 Jun 2016
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        @punitsoni it applies for Indian ECommerce companies

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      1. William Hakizimana‏ @willyhakim 2 Jun 2016
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        let's talk about some serious. When are we going to open YC branch in #Kigali?

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      1. danfolkes‏ @danfolkes 3 Jun 2016
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        I think of Thiel on Paypal's early days. They needed users for the network effect. I suppose many startups can justify it that way.

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      1. Jim Clermonts‏ @JimClermonts 3 Jun 2016
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        paypal?

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      1. Colin Percival‏ @cperciva 2 Jun 2016
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        Special case of "unit economics must work", in that such cases involve paying more than customer lifetime value for acquisition?

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      1. Nishant Shah‏ @nishant86shah 4 Jun 2016
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        @punitsoni Also it sets a wrong precedence/perception which would hurt in a long term.

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      1. Duane Brown‏ @duanebrown 3 Jun 2016
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        @thenetworkhub Not if you also have a bad churn rate. If they aren't looking at that...I'd not give them money.

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      2. Jilles van Gurp‏ @jillesvangurp 3 Jun 2016
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        @FuzzieLabs agreed, only attractive if the risk is for the investors instead of their representatives or investees. #pyramidscheme

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      3. Diarmuid O Keeffe‏ @FuzzieLabs 3 Jun 2016
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        What you talking about Jilles?http://cdn.memegenerator.es/imagenes/memes/full/3/58/3581948.jpg …

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      4. Jilles van Gurp‏ @jillesvangurp 3 Jun 2016
        Replying to @FuzzieLabs

        both are spending money that isn't theirs.

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