"In the weeks and months following Demo Day, those few who fail to attract enough interest must decide whether to begin a new company, find employment at Google

"In the weeks and months following Demo Day, those few who fail to attract enough interest must decide whether to begin a new company, find employment at Google or Facebook or persist and grow “organically” — an unsightly word in the valley of silicon." Really? That's it? Get funding or go home? Man. Those crazy entrepreneurs who persist and grow "organically." So unsightly.