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Re:French President announces pro-business measures by new299 on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @07:35AM (#5631512)
The flipside of that in anecdotally I've heard that companies that really /should/ die limp along from a long time and get more funding in the US. Is this true or just a myth?
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Re:French President announces pro-business measures by MetaCosm on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @07:55AM (#5631590)
The "zombie company" thing used to happen (in the late 90s), not so much anymore.

Now it seems we have gone to the other extreme, "fail fast" is the slogan of the day. Sometimes companies fail so fast they never get a chance to grow into a success or pivot.

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Re:French President announces pro-business measures by white_devil on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @08:44AM (#5631782)
> The flipside of that in anecdotally I've heard that companies that really /should/ die limp along from a long time and get more funding in the US. Is this true or just a myth?

Banks that get bailed out are companies that should have died.

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