Is Stickiness, Traction, and Monetisation the right derisking prioritisation?

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Post by johnsmith4739 » Thu, Jun 24, 2021, 10:54 PM UTC

Is Stickiness, Traction, and Monetisation the right derisking prioritisation?
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Re: Is Stickiness, Traction, and Monetisation the right derisking prioritisation?

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Post by peytn » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 3:21 AM UTC

VCs intend to make money off you one way or another. At the very least I would consider not dismissing those who are upfront about it.

Re: Is Stickiness, Traction, and Monetisation the right derisking prioritisation?

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Post by AndrewDucker » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 7:42 AM UTC

The only advantage of early profitability is to avoid taking VC money at all.

If the eventual money making plan for the owners is to sell out then profitability may have nothing to do with it.

Re: Is Stickiness, Traction, and Monetisation the right derisking prioritisation?

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Post by johnsmith4739 » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 9:32 AM UTC

AndrewDucker wrote: post #3

The only advantage of early profitability is to avoid taking VC money at all. If the eventual money making plan for the owners is to sell out then profitability may have nothing to do with it.

Fair points, I agree

Re: Is Stickiness, Traction, and Monetisation the right derisking prioritisation?

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Post by johnsmith4739 » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 9:34 AM UTC

peytn wrote: post #2

VCs intend to make money off you one way or another. At the very least I would consider not dismissing those who are upfront about it.

Absolutely, I'm just trying to do some sense-making: figuring out monetisation seems a B series kind of problem, isn't it?