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Re:Airbnb, My $1B Lesson by hkmurakami on Thursday July 23, 2015 @12:35AM (#9934005)
Sequoia arguably strongarming its way to owning 100% of the Whatsapp series A instead of allowing other funds to join would be a prime example of this is recent history.
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Re:Airbnb, My $1B Lesson by wooderson on Thursday July 23, 2015 @02:36AM (#9934324)
How on Earth did they strongarm anybody? Whatsapp didn't want to meet with any investors. Sequoia put in a lot of effort to be allowed to invest at all.
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