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Re:Chris Sacca, the $4M Negative Balance, the Salinger Group... by chollida1 on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @10:02PM (#13936892)
Not alot of detail in the article. This profile by Forbes is a bit better IMHO.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2015/03/25/how-ventu...

He arguably had one of the most successful funds ever created. Just have a look to see how many of the names he's invested in you recognize.

https://www.crunchbase.com/person/chris-sacca/investments

He is a hustler's hustler. In both the good and bad sense.

He goes into this alot on this podcast http://tim.blog/2015/05/30/chris-sacca/

Re:Chris Sacca, the $4M Negative Balance, the Salinger Group... by jordan_litko on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @11:23PM (#13937188)
What do you mean when you say that he's a hustler, both good and bad?

Am I missing out on some drama?

Re:Chris Sacca, the $4M Negative Balance, the Salinger Group... by jhspaybar on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @11:26PM (#13937195)
Is exploiting software bugs to achieve leverage larger than is normally allowed and getting into a $4 million hole not drama enough?
Re:Chris Sacca, the $4M Negative Balance, the Salinger Group... by rubiquity on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @11:28PM (#13937205)
And letting your friends use your law firm group of 1 to fill resume gaps in their employment history.
Re:Chris Sacca, the $4M Negative Balance, the Salinger Group... by tommymachine on Thursday March 23, 2017 @01:07AM (#13937528)
But seriously, who here hasn't done that?
Re:Chris Sacca, the $4M Negative Balance, the Salinger Group... by icpmacdo on Thursday March 23, 2017 @12:44AM (#13937438)
This is the best interview I have seen with him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6NpHbMFaQ8