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Re:Sam Altman: Bay Area is no longer the obvious place for s... by Cyclone_ on Saturday February 23, 2019 @12:47AM (#19231916)
I'm not sure I see the general public wanting to invest in startups, the success rate is just too low.
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Re:Sam Altman: Bay Area is no longer the obvious place for s... by sytelus on Saturday February 23, 2019 @02:22AM (#19232194)
What if YC or 500startups were allowed to go public and people can buy their stock? Returns on YC model far exceeds S&P. I think pg has created an incredible framework which can be further evolved in open markets. I can absolutely see S&P index dominated by company-aggregators as opposed to individual companies. That seems to be the natural evolution.
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Re:Sam Altman: Bay Area is no longer the obvious place for s... by nojvek on Saturday February 23, 2019 @01:10PM (#19234606)
YC should IPO. They can make a much bigger impact with bigger funding
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Re:Sam Altman: Bay Area is no longer the obvious place for s... by kyllo on Saturday February 23, 2019 @02:08AM (#19232145)
The success probability for one startup is too low, but if you invest in a lot of them you still have a very good chance of making money
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Re:Sam Altman: Bay Area is no longer the obvious place for s... by amelius on Saturday February 23, 2019 @05:03AM (#19232591)
See Kickstarter.
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Re:Sam Altman: Bay Area is no longer the obvious place for s... by welder on Saturday February 23, 2019 @07:19AM (#19232983)
Also see https://angel.co/syndicates
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