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		pier25 on Feb 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What I've Learned from Hacker News (2009) I'm not much of a money guy to be honest but isn't profit what dictates how much you can invest on the product? If you have a constant user base that provides constant profit why is growth needed to sustain a business?

nf05papsjfVbc on Feb 21, 2019 [–]

It's not needed to sustain the business but it is needed for those who invested in it and would like to cash out on a higher valuation - which typically is achieved through growth.

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