Great post where great product -> growth, but I think it's not stating the real problem. We need to ask why founders are starting to have this mentality. From m

Great post where great product -> growth, but I think it's not stating the real problem. We need to ask why founders are starting to have this mentality. From my perspective this is because YC tends to give too many generic advices and some sticks more than others. The big one that caused this is PG's startup = growth post, and yes he is right and it specifically states you really need to concentrate on growth. If you have to take away one thing, then it will be growth but this generalization is very dangerous because as Sam's post states you need a product before growth. The better advice is to not concentrate on one thing but to bluntly say you need to have everything and everything will all come together. You need great team, great product, and great growth. If one is weak, you need to fix it.