Which is why fast growth is so important. It's irrelevant to some degree if this growth is real (driven by a better product), or inflated (by offering steep di

Which is why fast growth is so important. It's irrelevant to some degree if this growth is real (driven by a better product), or inflated (by offering steep discounts, ads, marketing, etc). It looks good on paper, and allows raising the next round. This is of course an order of magnitude bigger and demands even more growth. VCs look like geniuses in that case. Value of fund goes up, fees go up. Until they don't.