Profit vs. growth is a false dichotomy. Of course a growth investor is going to insist that "98% of startups should be growth focused". In this regard, profit

Profit vs. growth is a false dichotomy. Of course a growth investor is going to insist that "98% of startups should be growth focused". In this regard, profit and venture investment are two different (and, essentially, competing) sources of capital with their own upsides and downsides.