@Tallish_Tom @arielcg @aral It also grinds up founders who WANT to make a sustainable business but are naieve enough to take VC funding.

You could be profitable at 6 people (like a dental practice) but have to hire 20 in a big office to show "growth". So you overshoot your revenue and must pursue a second and third round of VC funding.

Teaching someone to swim by giving them a 500 pound scuba tank with a second tank on the bottom of the ocean. Keeping your head above water vs go straight down.