The #1 fallacy of the VC worldview is that you have to choose between "going all in" or "being a small company forever" 1/
@ericf @carllerche no, the argument is that going from slow-grow to fast-grow is not actually a pivot.
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@ericf@carllerche you can grow slowly until you cracked important nuts and then throw gas on the fire. The Pixar strategy. -
@wycats@carllerche Pixar and AirBnB were both sustained through continued outside investments, not re-investment of profits. -
@wycats I want your argument to be true (not trolling), but looking for some solid examples sans pivot. /cc@carllerche -
@ericf@carllerche there's lots and lots of examples, but slammed all day. -
@ericf@carllerche my argument is simply that the choice to go slow one year is not a commitment to forever go slow. -
@ericf@carllerche I'm surprised this would be considered controversial to you. -
@wycats I read “sustainable” as profitable and not taking VC investment to get large. And I’m curious about examples. /cc@carllerche -
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