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Should Startups Focus on Growth or Profits? (tyrellperera.blogspot.com)
2 points by rohita on Aug 13, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



But if you are in it for the short run, go for profits. By short run I mean those hit-n-run entrepreneurs (if you can call them entrepreneurs). These are the individuals who have neither the business acumen nor strategic vision to create a great company.

I'd say that making a profit requires far more business acumen and strategic vision than merely growing fast. You can grow fast by handing out $100 bills -- making a profit, in contrast, requires actually creating something people (advertisers are people too!) want.




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