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> The new investment ... would extend the company’s “runway” to try new experiments. Is it just me, or is a plane on a runway a scary analogy for investment?
by andrewstuart2 11y ago
> The new investment ... would extend the company’s “runway” to try new experiments.
Is it just me, or is a plane on a runway a scary analogy for investment?
If being higher off the ground is better in this analogy, you're far better off building a structure than flying a plane because that plane will only stay aloft as long as it has fuel.
- walterbell 11y agoA better analogy would need a self-sustaining stage, to reflect a profitable business model with reduced need for external investment.