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"If you think about it like we’re driving a car, we want to go extremely fast at an extremely high speed, and go very far,” [CEO] Conrad said. “And if you want
by tomblomfield 11y ago
"If you think about it like we’re driving a car, we want to go extremely fast at an extremely high speed, and go very far,” [CEO] Conrad said. “And if you want to do that you’re gonna burn a lot of gasoline. So this round we had to do the mother of all pit stops for gas and beef jerky, to continue building at the speed that we’re going."
- donkeyd 11y agoI wonder what Marc Andreessen thinks of this statement... Context: http://www.businessinsider.com/marc-andreessen-on-startup-burn-rates-worry-2014-9?IR=T http://www.businessinsider.com/marc-andreessen-on-startup-bu...
- calcsam 11y agohttps://twitter.com/pmarca/status/515249537385250816 https://twitter.com/pmarca/status/515249537385250816 Parker Conrad: "@pmarca how should a CEO eval their own situation on this? What's the rubric / framework to decide if it's "too much"?" Marc Andreessen: "Very dependent on individual circumstances. For example, you should be investing aggressively :-)."
- cylinder 11y agoGoing extremely fast at an extremely high speed also frequently results in a fatal accident.
- pbreit 11y agoSorry, but driving fast very rarely results in a fatal accident.
- austenallred 11y agoYes it does. It also wins races. Conrad recognizes that risk and is taking it.