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Re:Will.i.am's AI Startup hasn't paid staff in 7 weeks on Friday October 25, 2019 @06:25PM (#21359856)
sounds like he was chasing too many buzzwords and Masa wasn't interested in bailing him out
Re:Ask HN: As a VC, What Are the Top Things You Look For? on Saturday October 19, 2019 @04:56PM (#21300716)
This might be a little controversial.

I believe it's best not to invest just in a specific company or product, but in the founder.

Sometimes, the right person might have the wrong idea; and you might still fund it, just so that founder can get their feet wet and have more experience when they start working on their next idea, where you get first dibs because you funded them before.