“Our goal is to double revenue from last year. Everything we do, we have to see a very clear link to revenue in the short term, knowing that whatever we build will drive revenue instantaneously. If you say you can’t [see a way to make money off of it] today, but you’ll figure it out tomorrow, you probably don’t have yourself a company — you have a prayer.”
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