Among tech startups today, there's a general belief that they'll never actually have to achieve profitability. But not every company can count on getting bought by Facebook for a cool $19 billion.

And, of course, those companies who don’t get bought by Amazon, Google or Facebook will have to fend for themselves. The best way to do this? Become profitable.

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