And then.. wend to work on their business, built a product, and acquired customers. Of course, a book covering the period of time that wrapped up right after st

And then.. wend to work on their business, built a product, and acquired customers. Of course, a book covering the period of time that wrapped up right after startups were raising their rounds wouldn't tell the whole story. But it is far more sensationalistic to portray "funding" as the goal. Getting funded isn't the end, and you'll really, really be hard pressed to find anyone who will tell you that in SV, regardless of how much people want to tell you that's the case.