$1B market cap is no longer success—the new bar starts at $25B+
var_epsilon · x · 2026-11-10
varepsilon quotes mashadrokova: reaching a $1B market cap is still hard, but it's no longer a success metric—success now starts at around $25B+, and founders at that level are mainly focused on building their businesses. The attached meme shows a Sisyphus figure hauling a boulder over a San Francisco map, a nod to how grueling the path remains.
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