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Moses McCall: VC pressure to grow exponentially is not what I want

Moses McCall · #94 The Breaking Point · Mar 4, 2025 · at 15:53

Moses McCall, co-founder and CTO of Rowvigor (later Vigor Fitness), reflects on the psychological and financial strain leading up to his departure from the startup.

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“You know, it is that pressure that you have to grow exponentially, and I just don't want to do that. Like, the big risk, the pressure from venture capital firms, raising money, that's just not, like, what I want.”

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