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Big successes and sustainable businesses aren't necessarily the same thing. I'm not sure what you mean by "sustainable businesses," but if you mean profitable
by pg 15y ago
Big successes and sustainable businesses aren't necessarily the same thing.
I'm not sure what you mean by "sustainable businesses," but if you mean profitable businesses, big successes necessarily are that.
- enjo 15y agoIs that true? Was Photobucket or MySpace a "big success"? They certainly sold for a lots of money, but profitable was never a strong suit was it?
- pg 15y agoBy big successes I mean companies big enough to go public.
- tatsuke95 15y agoHonest question: by that definition, how many YC companies have been big successes? I scanned this list, and don't see many public companies... http://yclist.com/ http://yclist.com/
- dot 15y agoI guess Airbnb and Dropbox could go public if they wanted. The stock market likes companies that print money!
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- gsharm 15y agoYes, but profitable businesses aren't necessarily big successes.