Random comment: startups exist to make money for investors and founders (lots of money, preferably). Mostly, the investors. 100x preferable. Usually done via acquisition or IPO. While a company is venture funded, those first few years where the service is "free", it's in essence being 100% subsidized by the investors, who are expecting a return (i.e. enough for you to get hooked on the service that later on they can sell advertising against the user base/sell subscriptions/sell your data/whatever). When those investors are crypto-lords... #socialmedia #subtooting

Random comment: startups exist to make money for investors and founders (lots of money, preferably). Mostly, the investors. 100x preferable. Usually done via acquisition or IPO. While a company is venture funded, those first few years where the service is "free", it's in essence being 100% subsidized by the investors, who are expecting a return (i.e. enough for you to get hooked on the service that later on they can sell advertising against the user base/sell subscriptions/sell your data/whatever). When those investors are crypto-lords... #socialmedia #subtooting