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Re:The startup that’s making a big, expensive bet on a Super... by rmason on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @12:49AM (#10978470)
Bill Gurley just tweeted:

"Why burn $5MM in a quarter or a month when you can do it in 30 seconds?"

Didn't we learn in the nineties this sort of thing doesn't work?

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Re:The startup that’s making a big, expensive bet on a Super... by forrestthewoods on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @01:11AM (#10978536)
I wonder how fast you could burn through $5MM in Facebook ads...
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Re:The startup that’s making a big, expensive bet on a Super... by danieltillett on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @01:02AM (#10978505)
But this time is different.

You would assume the board will have approved something like this so the investors have to take responsibility.

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