> If we define success as cashing out, sure, success. That's the only definition of success that matters to VCs. Even if the company is not around in a year,

> If we define success as cashing out, sure, success. That's the only definition of success that matters to VCs. Even if the company is not around in a year, if they were able to dump their stock to investors^Wspeculators^Wsuckers before the meltdown then it's bagged as a win.