I agree, pageviews are not a bullshit metric. Although these type of metrics tend to easily become bullshit metrics when it comes to public reporting. Why? S

I agree, pageviews are not a bullshit metric. Although these type of metrics tend to easily become bullshit metrics when it comes to public reporting. Why? Start-ups can artificially inflate pageview counts or just flat out make up numbers. Then they pass along these numbers to tech blogs, who write them as the truth without any fact checking. It's a great way to wrap up another round of funding. Anyone who's worked for a start-up has probably experienced this before. I know I have.