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Re:GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation by idlewords on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @09:58PM (#9972829)
Why not just loop the dollar through and live comfortably on the surplus?
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Re:GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation by tptacek on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @10:01PM (#9972843)
More money > less money?

Don't look at me. We didn't raise VC either. Nor will we, until I take off this "WWMCD" bracelet.

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Re:GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation by nulltype on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @10:33PM (#9972918)
I'm pretty sure he'd go to Antarctica.
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Re:GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation by cpach on Thursday July 30, 2015 @07:17AM (#9974219)
Starfighter should take funding, open up a local antarctic branch and hire Maciej as the office manager.
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Re:GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation by simplyluke on Thursday July 30, 2015 @12:19AM (#9973151)
Because looping $250m through gives you a lot more surplus to live off of. If we're talking in terms of investment/compound interest, a larger principal is obviously desirable
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