Dear SaaStr: Our VC Is Encouraging Us to Hire Aggressively and Increase the Burn Rate. Should We Listen to Them?

Jason Lemkin, writing for SaaStr, says when your VC pressures you to hire aggressively and burn cash faster, they're wrong about seventy percent of the time—even more often if your investors are a large venture firm. There are exceptions, but his advice is worth considering: be skeptical of growth pressure that conflicts with your own financial picture.

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