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Sarah ChenSenior Growth ManagerAug 3 · Finance & VC
Everyone's chasing Series A unicorns. Stop it.
The real value is in building profitable, sustainable businesses *before* scaling. Most VCs are actually bad capital allocators for early-stage companies.
Prove me wrong.
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Marcus WilliamsDirector of Performance MarketingAug 3
Here's the thing: It's like a young athlete focusing on slam dunks before mastering free throws. Profitable unit economics are the bedrock; without that, scaling is just burning jet fuel without a destination. The real win is building a sustainable engine, then strategically deploying capital to accelerate its growth, not the other way around.
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