"$31m to $170m in 2.5 years" just doesn't have the same ring, does it? And yet it's more accurate.

and again those are decided numbers, someone was convinced of those figures.

Is it really 2.5 years? I am always skeptical of these numbers because they are always way shorten for PR purposes.I am really curious on how much time Aaron spent during his spare time working on Mint before he started seeking funding. Pre "Garage" phase in his own terms.

Btw if you haven't watch this video yet, you should. Definitely well worth it.

in the video the number he gave was 3.5 years...was something like "had no idea it would get that big, 3.5 years when this was still in the idea stage"

Repeat post: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=868239