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Re:Ask HN: Should I stay at my default dead startup or go an... by shrimp_emoji on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @02:31PM (#40802989)
They're making digital infrastructure that other startups those VCs fund will be able to use, maaan.
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Re:Ask HN: Should I stay at my default dead startup or go an... by null_investor on Thursday June 27, 2024 @03:27PM (#40814108)
It's hilarious, I can't even... only happens in America. Get $10m and no pressure for revenues
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Re:Ask HN: Should I stay at my default dead startup or go an... by richard___ on Thursday June 27, 2024 @03:52PM (#40814361)
Bros jealous
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Re:Ask HN: Should I stay at my default dead startup or go an... by shrimp_emoji on Thursday June 27, 2024 @07:19PM (#40816230)
Username checks out

Consider this: Uber loses `x` per year but somehow synergizes with (i.e., provides services for) another startup that gains `2x` per year. That's a net of `x` per year for the investors!

And your observation that you need money to make money is correct. That's why it's traditionally an American thing -- lots of that around.

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