Not at all. Notice that Paul says you should be alarmed if you are not hitting 5/7% growth per week. That kind of growth only makes up a tiny fraction of "the p

Not at all. Notice that Paul says you should be alarmed if you are not hitting 5/7% growth per week. That kind of growth only makes up a tiny fraction of "the process" and, in my opinion, is the easy part to deal with. The hard part, where VC/gurus can add value is the vast gut-it-out parts, but this essay hurts more than it helps on that axis. I think this is an essay more about "startups y combinator can flip to VCs" than startups.