Actually agree with the original comment This is an ASSUMPTION that all startups are VC funded startups or the goal of building a company is to get VC funding

Actually agree with the original comment This is an ASSUMPTION that all startups are VC funded startups or the goal of building a company is to get VC funding * That shows a very VC centric viewpoint, as opposed to a more balanced viewpoint 2nd wrong assumption -> That you can break it into 3 stages That everyone else is wrong, and you are somehow right 3rd wrong assumption -> Growth is a stage, as opposed to something that has to be there from Day 1 until forever basically. Even if building hardware or Enterprise. You have to have a growth strategy from Day 1