The thing I'd like the HN crowd to take away from the article is that spending money is fine if its being done prudently (or even what some might deem a little

The thing I'd like the HN crowd to take away from the article is that spending money is fine if its being done prudently (or even what some might deem a little recklessly) to grow or build an asset. And in fact, if you have the rare ability to create value out of cash, you should do so. Being profitable is comparatively easy.