Dear SaaStr: Does the Bar for “Success” Keep Going Up in Silicon Valley? Will I Ever Be Happy?

Dear SaaStr: Does the Bar for “Success” Keep Going Up in Silicon Valley? Will I Ever Be Happy?

 Yes in many ways the bar keeps going up.

• When I started in tech, a $100m “exit” or sale was a big deal.
• Then it was a $1B IPO to have made it.
• Today, many are gunning for a $10B IPO … and
• It’s now possible to imagine building a $1 Trillion start-up.

That drives many of us. It may not make you happy, it may be unsettling at times — but it drives you.

A brief clip on all that from our deep dive with Brian Halligan, co-founder and chair of HubSpot:

(Image from here)