I'll admit that I was a little bummed after reading this article. Every single PG essay I've read left me feeling stoked, lit on fire like I could take on the w

I'll admit that I was a little bummed after reading this article. Every single PG essay I've read left me feeling stoked, lit on fire like I could take on the world. I felt I could identify with the man, and like I belonged here. This essay, on the other hand, left me feeling like I don't belong here. I feel as if the YC philosophy has evolved into something different than it was, or perhaps, that this is more honesty than we've ever seen before. Either way, I couldn't be happier to use revenue as my measuring tool, and not free users. Racing to give my product away at a rate of 5-7% weekly growth would require me to completely change my product development philosophy. I build what I build because I see something missing, not because I hope to flip it in a year.