It's the funding meta-trap. If Evernote did not take funding, they likely would have had a path to profitability, even a meager one. But, if Evernote did not

It's the funding meta-trap. If Evernote did not take funding, they likely would have had a path to profitability, even a meager one. But, if Evernote did not take funding, it's likely another note-taking app would have, and Evernote would not have been able to compete with free VC money and RSU compensation.