This is why the pervasive ideal company line in Silicon Valley is wrong. The "Lots of Users + ? = $$$". Can you imagine the same being applied to anything else?

This is why the pervasive ideal company line in Silicon Valley is wrong. The "Lots of Users + ? = $$$". Can you imagine the same being applied to anything else? "Yes, today we'll be pitching a restaurant. We give away food for free! In a couple months/years when we have millions of people coming in for free food, we'll figure out some way to make money off of them. Probably advertising. Investment please!"