I wasn't intentionally trying to mischaracterize your statement, apologies if it seemed that way. My remark was too flippant and should have been backed up wit

I wasn't intentionally trying to mischaracterize your statement, apologies if it seemed that way. My remark was too flippant and should have been backed up with some reasoning. I understand that in some cases (financial, healthcare, biotech, etc) there are heavy capital requirements, simply because of the area they operate in. There are also other cases where using a large pile of cash can push you ahead of the competition and secure the entire market. But if I had to guess, I'd wager that many, many startups are not in this kind of situation. They aren't in a capital-heavy field, and burning down a big pile of cash isn't going to make them the industry leader and crush the competition. I think more startups could be served better by simply focusing on solid business fundamentals...and it amazes me that just now are startups realizing that. Hence my comment. That said, I'm arm-chair quarterbacking here. So my opinion counts for about nothing :) Edit: For what it's worth, I agreed with the article and was pleased with the "be profitable sooner" mentality that the current YC batch has.