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However, growth alone is not enough to build durable software companies. Critically, growth must be profitable — in the sense that users and customers, once they sign up, generate profits (high gross margins) and stick around for a long time (high retention). In the absence of strong technical differentiation, B2B and B2C apps drive long-term customer value through network effects, holding onto data, or building increasingly complex workflows.
Who Owns the Generative AI Platform? | Andreessen Horowitz
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If you can’t see yourself working with someone for life, don’t work with them for a day.
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Eric Jorgenson, Jack Butcher, and Tim Ferriss
Kathryn sensed that the others might not agree with Mikey, but she wondered if anyone dared challenge her. She was about to do so herself, when Jeff offered tentatively, “I'm not sure I'm with you on that one, Mikey. I don't think we lack the time to argue. I think we're just not comfortable challenging each other. And I'm not sure why.”