I feel like this is focused on companies that are designed to scale quickly and eventually get huge. There are a wide array of companies that don't want to scal

I feel like this is focused on companies that are designed to scale quickly and eventually get huge. There are a wide array of companies that don't want to scale that quickly (e.g. lifestyle businesses, like a service business). OP basically said it's what's necessary to get to series A funding, but if you don't particularly care about getting venture capital, then that figure is irrelevant. I think a better title would be "$250k is needed to get to series A funding", since that's basically what the article it about, and many (most?) startups will never seek funding outside bank loans and whatnot.