Organic growth models, like you suggest, exist. But most of the time VCs want what 37signals calls a "Hollywood Launch". One day your site isn't live, just a b

Organic growth models, like you suggest, exist. But most of the time VCs want what 37signals calls a "Hollywood Launch". One day your site isn't live, just a beta to a few select friends/classmates, the next, everyone and their mother is checking out your live site. And you have a product to sell/revenue model.