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Re:DigitalOcean Is Doing Layoffs Right Now by siwatanejo on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @10:27AM (#34805041)
Wait, doesn't the invested capital equal the revenue minus the profits? That is, the expenses.
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Re:DigitalOcean Is Doing Layoffs Right Now by unilynx on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @10:34AM (#34805144)
No, those have nothing to do with each other (except on the very long term..)

As an extreme example, a SPAC that hasn't acquired anything yet has near-zero revenue, profit and expenses, but a lot of capital

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