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Re:Start-up culture is corrupting our youth and killing real... by CN7R on Saturday December 10, 2016 @04:59PM (#13148176)
My question is, do companies sometime receive backing from VCs to open doors, and not necessarily because they need funding?
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Re:Start-up culture is corrupting our youth and killing real... by spitfire on Saturday December 10, 2016 @11:16PM (#13149565)
Yes, very often. Just like people go to Harvard or Yale for the name and the network - not the education.

See Y Combinator now. Which people go to for the name and the network - not the money.

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