Agreed. I think part of the reason this is true is because there are so few models for the other paths. Big numbers are good stories. Raising $Xm is a much mo

Agreed. I think part of the reason this is true is because there are so few models for the other paths. Big numbers are good stories. Raising $Xm is a much more interesting story to tell than 20% YoY growth to a business that has a natural revenue ceiling of e.g. $20m / year. So the media tells those stories and they become the dominant model.