There is a place for businesses like POF, but there also is a place for businesses with huge VC investments, fancy offices and many employees. Totally opposing strategies though, the first being pretty risk averse and starting out slowly and climbing a long way to the top, the other being all-in from day one with huge expectations and potential in a short timeframe. Both mostly don't work out, but as i personally already went through the latter and failed (no VC, just a 2 year accelerator adventure with some moderate funding), i'll not do it that way again.