It's an annoying word in itself, and yes, it's simply business as usual in startup land. Invest aggressively at a loss to accelerate growth, then later monetize

It's an annoying word in itself, and yes, it's simply business as usual in startup land. Invest aggressively at a loss to accelerate growth, then later monetize, if you get that far. Can't we do better? Have a stable business, organically growing and profitable from the start? No. Tech is winner takes all. You need to be first and grow the fastest or somebody else will.