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Can you explain the difference? Because I'm not seeing it.
I'll take a shot. In his post there is not one word about revenue, cashflow, plan for monetization , etc. It's the typical "Let's get more users" gauge of success. Businesses make money. Just look at exactly what he is saying. He is talking about his lack of user traction as a reason for why his startup fail. i.e. "my startup failed because i don't have enough users". Businesses fail for one reason and one reason onl…
"Businesses fail for one reason and one reason only. They spend more money than they make."
True, but that's not the definition of a business. Facebook and Twitter are certainly businesses. The "get users, figure out monetization" path is a real-business path (though I happen to think it's riskier).