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Re:74% of Startups Have Trimmed Staff, 65% Have Less Than 6 ... by pjc50 on Saturday May 02, 2020 @04:44AM (#23050371)
What is a "repercussion"? Most of the individuals involved are in a position where the worst that can happen is a slower rate of wealth acumulation. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-05/wework-me...
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Re:74% of Startups Have Trimmed Staff, 65% Have Less Than 6 ... by Apocryphon on Saturday May 02, 2020 @01:18PM (#23053267)
Son is an extreme outlier- remember he lost $70 billion during the dot com bust, and SoftBank lost 99% of its market cap, and in the subsequent decade was able to gain it back.

I'm talking about the average Silicon Valley VC firm.

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