> until somewhat recently, we’ve been able to sustain our operations without any external capital [owing to] a product that monetizes itself, from a customer ba

> until somewhat recently, we’ve been able to sustain our operations without any external capital [owing to] a product that monetizes itself, from a customer base that gets real value from us. Translating this bafflegab into english is educational: > We used to be profitable because people liked our product enough to pay more for it than it cost us to produce. Now we're not, so... unicorn?