I really want this to be true. I will say that as someone with a corporate job outside the actual startup community, I really miss the days of "Make something people want", and "Ramen profitable" (does anyone even remember ramen profitability anymore?). It really does seem that the community has sold itself out to a process aimed at driving multiround funding toward an acquisition event and that it's lost sight of the fun of making actual products.
But my fear is that, no, "growth hacking" really is the path to success in this world; and that all the ramen was just something that amounts to a marketing gimick to get the bubble off the ground...
But my fear is that, no, "growth hacking" really is the path to success in this world; and that all the ramen was just something that amounts to a marketing gimick to get the bubble off the ground...