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Re:Get Rich Slow by pg on Friday April 10, 2009 @02:14PM (#556503)
It's not a myth. I would be happy if the success rate for YC's investments was over 1/3.
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Re:Get Rich Slow by bd on Friday April 10, 2009 @03:32PM (#556655)
"When we raised our first Union Square Ventures fund, I told prospective investors to expect 1/3 of our investments to fail. I always like the 1/3 rule, which is that 1/3 of the investments will fail, 1/3 will under-perform expectations, and 1/3 will meet expectations."

http://www.unionsquareventures.com/2007/11/failure_rates_i.h...

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Re:Get Rich Slow by ivankirigin on Friday April 10, 2009 @03:40PM (#556674)
USV is one of the best VC firms in the country, and typically investing in a later stage than YC with less risk.
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