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Re:Nvidia Allegedly Engineered Scarcity by Funding AI Startu... by mr_toad on Saturday November 14, 2026 @07:45AM (#50496603)
> It's not good risk management

Making a large number of very risky bets on small startups is how venture capital works. Most will fail, hopefully a few will make up for that.

Re:Nvidia Allegedly Engineered Scarcity by Funding AI Startu... by bagacrap on Saturday November 14, 2026 @09:39AM (#50497373)
Yes but normally you would want these to be uncorrelated bets.
Re:Nvidia Allegedly Engineered Scarcity by Funding AI Startu... by greesil on Saturday November 14, 2026 @10:21AM (#50497735)
Ding ding ding. One bet might work, but if it's debt and not equity the upside of a one success is just getting paid back.