Dina Bass counters Casado: many startups die before the business model arrives
dinabass · x · 2026-10-13
Responding to Martin Casado, investor Dina Bass notes a huge number of companies died before business models matured — groceries get delivered today, but not by HomeGrocer. Backers' real job is picking who lasts until then, or funding them until they get there.
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