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Re:D.E. Shaw and how computer geeks and English majors trans... by KKKKkkkk1 on Saturday July 25, 2020 @06:08PM (#23952781)
With all these ruthless profit-maximizing firms on Wall Street, it's nice that Silicon Valley VCs have given up on maximizing profits since the early 2000s [0]. Gives them more opportunities to focus on making the world a better place.

[0] https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2020/02/17/venture-c...

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Re:D.E. Shaw and how computer geeks and English majors trans... by objektif on Saturday July 25, 2020 @06:52PM (#23953010)
They now maximize ad click which will save all of us do not worry.
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Re:D.E. Shaw and how computer geeks and English majors trans... by jackcosgrove on Saturday July 25, 2020 @11:49PM (#23954292)
I think VC is a combination of status seeking, fun, and genuinely trying to advance things. Making money, not so much.
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