No, I'm talking about companies that didn't even get to take VC funding in some cases. Building a stable business doesn't mean you get rich. The world is filled with middle class folk running stable businesses.
When they said "this statement" I think they meant the statement you were talking about not the statement that you made.
That once you've taken on enough funding, your options are get rich or die. Not that if you build a non-vc stable business your options are get rich or die.
That once you've taken on enough funding, your options are get rich or die. Not that if you build a non-vc stable business your options are get rich or die.