"At a BBQ last week with a group of Y Combinator graduates, the conversation went predictably back and forth, sounding something like this: What batch were you in? How many times did you pivot? How much did you raise? From who? How many users have you got now? What’s your growth rate? Who’s going to acquire you? It’s never about the technology or impact it’s having, it’s about the game of entrepreneurship; getting users, funding and exiting as quickly as you can."
i always believe in necessity being the mother of invention. a lot of what happens today is more synthetic and calculated seemingly: how fast can i grow this, it's not about how well i can build this to solve a problem, though building things well may be a driver of growth, it isnt the focal point for a few of these companies. the tofu example in the article was perfect although most likely fictional, but there are lots of these types of companies sprouting up.
right on!