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Re:Downsides to working at a tech giant by keithwhor on Monday December 23, 2019 @02:49PM (#21866673)
You’re making this (single startup) v. (single S&P company). That’s not how it works. Prove yourself at being an adept generalist and you’ll, over time, create access to the most ambitious people and companies.
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Re:Downsides to working at a tech giant by scarface74 on Monday December 23, 2019 @02:51PM (#21866695)
I’m doing just the opposite. I’m comparing VC funds in the aggregate to stocks in the aggregate using VC funds returns as a proxy for startup returns.

I think that’s fair. By definition you can’t invest in bootstrapped “lifestyle companies” and they rarely have “outsized returns”.

There are a lot of “ambitious people” who have failed that you never hear about.

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