| ▲ | troupo 5 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
> all are profitable today and all were acquired. They are either profitable or acquired :) > Becoming profitable, even at this point is just a matter of deciding to stop expanding Yeah, growth at all costs is one of the defining factors. > it's a startup accelerator after al The only business models for Y Combinator startups are: - run indefinitely long on unlimited investor money - get sold to the highest bidder at some nebulous market valuation Becoming profitable never enters the picture :) | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | sebastiennight 5 days ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
> They are either profitable or acquired :) Why? Once a company has been acquired, does it automatically fall out of profitability? If it's acquired in a stock sale, it remains an independent entity and still has a P&L If it's acquired/merged in an asset sale (not usually a good sign), it can still be assessed whether the new division is profitable - except in some rare cases like Google (allegedly!) not wanting to itemize some of their divisions to avoid too much regulatory scrutiny on monopoly positions. > Becoming profitable never enters the picture :) Seems very wrong based on looking at YC's portfolio, which apparently includes a bunch of profitable startups | |||||||||||||||||
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