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Re:Venture Capitalists Are Deforming Capitalism by disgruntledphd2 on Monday November 23, 2020 @12:50PM (#25189439)
But the article works equally well for Uber or Lyft or indeed We work, all of which were funded by professional VCs.

I really like Ben Evans, but he's ignoring the main thrust of the article and nitpicking about definitions.

That's rarely a sign of someone who has a strong argument against a piece.

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Re:Venture Capitalists Are Deforming Capitalism by jdminhbg on Monday November 23, 2020 @01:23PM (#25189822)
If it works equally well for Uber or Lyft or WeWork, then trying to shoehorn Theranos in since it's a spectacular fraud that doesn't really fit the definition was a bad decision.

That's rarely a sign of a piece that makes a strong argument.

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Re:Venture Capitalists Are Deforming Capitalism by disgruntledphd2 on Monday November 23, 2020 @01:41PM (#25190037)
The article covered WeWork much, much more extensively than Theranos.

I know its against the guidelines, but did you read the article?

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Re:Venture Capitalists Are Deforming Capitalism by jdminhbg on Monday November 23, 2020 @01:45PM (#25190097)
Trying to shoehorn in Theranos does not preclude covering WeWork, so I'm not sure how you read my comment to imply that it did.
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Re:Venture Capitalists Are Deforming Capitalism by Apocryphon on Monday November 23, 2020 @01:45PM (#25190104)
Theranos is mentioned three times in the article, and always in the company of more cogent examples of VC-funded companies- Juicero, Uber, and WeWork. The quibbling over Theranos really does look like a distraction away from the main points of the article.
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