early-stage investors have become almost satirically focused on growth graphs. growth is critical, but so is thinking about the future!
Jun 11, 2014 · 7:24 PM UTC
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@sama From the outside, it seems like YC/PG had a lot to do with this focus on early hockey-stick growth. Then investors took it too far.
@sama @ben_mathes feels that way in consumer side. Not at all on enterprise.
@sama I wish more VCs would think (or better DO) like this. For a new comers like me from Pakistan, I was called crazy thinking about future
@sama the smart ones focus more on retention, re-use and market size.
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@sama it trickles down from what the big Series A players want (12 months data). So microVCs look for 6 months data (roughly).
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.@sama This is what happens when SV gets saturated with MBAs and folks from Wall Street. They try condense the world into a spreadsheet ...
AMEN RT @sama early-stage investors .. almost satirically focused on growth graphs. growth is critical, but so is thinking bout the future!