It is not just a discipline issue, it also alters your desired growth trajectory as your sole aim is no longer being a healthy profitable company; you also have

It is not just a discipline issue, it also alters your desired growth trajectory as your sole aim is no longer being a healthy profitable company; you also have to account for the endgame the investor is playing, which, more often than not, is a big exit. As much as it is celebrated and desired in the valley, a large number of businesses don't have the mystical hockey stick as a viable option for growth. Throw enough money at it and any business can hit the hockey stick, but it won't last for too long. For every big exit that we read about, there are probably ten companies out there that attempted it and failed.