I really hope so too. I've been running a decently-profitable bootstrapped company for a few years now and it's been weird having potential investors/acquirers looking more at things like activity/growth metrics than dollar amounts and profitability. (Obviously, both are very important and I understand why an investor would look at what a cash infusion could do; but I generally lean toward dollar amounts, runway, margins, and traction being more important when valuing a company than how quickly I could theoretically scale up and pivot/expand into new markets).
I think there's a big disconnect in the world of "startups" (hyper growth) and "small businesses" (profitability and scaling), and bridging the gap between the two might have a net-positive impact on the market at large.
That makes two. German start-ups managed to convince the government to set-up a 2 Bn € fund to bail out start-ups (that are defined how again?). The reasoning is that these companies are not eligible for other programs by virtue of not being financially stable enough to get bank loans. It's basically a VC / investor bail out. It would be rediculous if it wasn't so sad.
I think there's a big disconnect in the world of "startups" (hyper growth) and "small businesses" (profitability and scaling), and bridging the gap between the two might have a net-positive impact on the market at large.