All in for profitability and financial activity. That's the very foundation of innovation.

But VC funding works very differently.

Steam does fine financially and without having to answer investors, which is why it's been able to stay mostly good to its user base for so long.

This is not an "xor" statement.

So is Basecamp. Profitability is not a dirty word.

What's wrong with Steam (Valve) business model?

VC funding is on a whole other level, though

Sure, but amounts matter.