Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person

Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by iamnotlarry on Thursday March 30, 2017 @01:54AM (#13993246)

You can open a hair salon without venture capital.

You can start a tech consulting company without venture capital.

You can start a construction company, a law practice, an auto repair shop, or a dental practice without venture capital.

Oh, you mean that you can't build a multi-billion dollar company overnight without venture capital?

Thank you for your insight.

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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by milesrout on Thursday March 30, 2017 @04:44AM (#13993825)

>Oh, you mean that you can't build a multi-billion dollar company overnight without venture capital?

No, you can't build a large company ever without venture capital. Money begets money. The only way that any company will ever be large in the future is if some other existing billionaire decides they think they deserve funding.

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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by terryf on Thursday March 30, 2017 @05:56AM (#13994075)

I beg to differ. Here are a few examples that you might have heard of: ESRI Oracle

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