What TechCrunch Investors Said About ARR

Hit follow and tell me: Would you bootstrap or raise? VC expectations sound unreal. At a TechCrunch investor panel, I heard investors say going from $0 to $10M in annual recurring revenue no longer excites them. They were talking about companies racing toward $100M quickly. As a bootstrap founder, I see $10M ARR as an enormous business. A profitable company is possible without following a venture capital growth plan. I also heard investors discuss large companies still trying to maintain product-market fit. A big revenue number doesn't mean the work is finished. Do startups need venture capita