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Re:Investors by shin_lao on Sunday December 23, 2012 @06:54AM (#4959274)
"Too expensive" isn't necessarily a fallacy, it depends on your funds size and your hedging strategy. If a startup requests for more money than you can afford, you don't invest, even if it's awesome.

From a founder point of view, I think fishing for the investors that missed the bar by a few centimeters is a clever strategy.

I would personally favor an involved investor over a rich investor any time of the day, because an investment isn't just a spreadsheet you agree upon.

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Re:Investors by FredBrach on Sunday December 23, 2012 @11:03AM (#4959736)
"missed the bar by a few centimeters"

May I recall that:

  startup => company
  company !=> startup (a company isn't necessarily a startup)
Startup meant to be very-fast growing companies and then, in this condition, what an investor should ask himself is only: is this company a startup? If yes, the investor must invest at almost any price because the company will be 10x or even 100x bigger tomorrow. At least, buying 2x for the price of a share is ok.
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Re:Investors by shin_lao on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @04:54PM (#4971110)
the investor must invest at almost any price

This is not investing, this is gambling. When I invest, I have a hedging strategy and caps. If you offer me a gold mine for $ 15 and I have only $ 10 to invest, sorry, I'll pass.

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