[matclayton]

when did something great need rapid user growth? Investors often require that to make a return, but does that define that you've made something great? Random example plastic logic, no customer growth, raised ~£1B, will plastic electronics technology change the world more than any Valley based company to date, who knows, but it has a damn good shot at making an entire new industry. They might not succeed as a company, but as an idea they are making something astonishing.