Comment by eawgewag

I think your point would've been clearer if you clarified up front that Linear has taken 50M+ in funding. You would have clearly indicated where in the range of middle ground you are speaking from.

I know of YC startups that have taken <1M in funding and are now profitable. Similarly, the Discord founders (995M+ funding) have dropped hints on this very website several times that they are now profitable, but they would be laughed out of this room if they tried to outright claim that they are a "Profitable Startup". To say that Linear's story is comparable to any of these is, well, a stretch.