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mmaunder on Dec 17, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Andreessen and Mixpanel Call for an End to “Bullsh...

Everything except bottom line profitability is a bullshit metric.

wildwood on Dec 18, 2012 [–]

Until you can't make payroll because the deals that you booked as profit two months ago haven't paid you any money yet.

Then cash flow suddenly becomes essential.

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