Charles HudsonFounder and Managing Partner, Precursor Ventures

The Startup Trade-Off No One Talks About

13 May 2025 · 0 min

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A brief transcript excerpt where two speakers discuss the trade-off startups face around the $10–$15M revenue mark: companies can pivot toward profitability or pursue fast growth, and the types of investors or buyers interested in each path differ (e.g., private equity may prefer profitable, slower-growing tuck-ins, while growth-focused backers prefer fast scaling).

I think as you get to the 10 or $15 million revenue mark, it gets more interesting because then you could.
Build a business that's more profitable, that.
Could be a tuck in acquisition that could be interesting to pe. But oftentimes I find the people who are interested in signing.
Up for fast.
Growth are not necessarily the people who are interested in.
Or best suited to.
Run the more.
Profitable.
Slower growing version.
Of the same company.