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Re:Black Swan Farming by asmithmd1 on Sunday September 09, 2012 @09:39PM (#4497859)
Here is what Bessemer said about PayPal when they passed:

"Rookie team, regulatory nightmare"

http://www.bvp.com/portfolio/antiportfolio

Re:Black Swan Farming by aptwebapps on Monday September 10, 2012 @01:22AM (#4498424)
Great link.

"Cowan’s college friend rented her garage to Sergey and Larry for their first year. In 1999 and 2000 she tried to introduce Cowan to “these two really smart Stanford students writing a search engine”. Students? A new search engine? In the most important moment ever for Bessemer’s anti-portfolio, Cowan asked her, “How can I get out of this house without going anywhere near your garage?”"