sarahdrinkwater
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Re:Do VCs add value? "Value Neutral Money Is All You Need" and VC as a...
on Thursday May 09, 2024 @07:40AM (#40307157)
Great paper Maria! Core challenge is uneven-ness of networks; ie if you're well networked, you know from whisper networks which VCs are value destructive. If you're, you don't which leads to unequal outcomes. How could we fix for this?
Re:A few months ago, a complete stranger gave me $10k (2021)
on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @04:10PM (#32756088)
I think "10k not moving the needle" dramatically depends on your perspective - not sure the food bank that got one working laptop vs using mismatched sheets of paper would agree. Definitely massive donations preferable, but small amounts can be useful - it feels a little privileged to think they cannot.
Re:A few months ago, a complete stranger gave me $10k (2021)
on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @03:28PM (#32755435)
So half the group HAD to keep it quiet, half the group were able to share - but not everyone that got cash chose to do so.
Reporting back was done only to TED and tbh I never heard from them again. Only constraint was no saving, no pension - you genuinely could do anything.
Re:A few months ago, a complete stranger gave me $10k (2021)
on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @03:25PM (#32755389)
omg! front page of hacker news. I am honoured.
- E17 is an area of east london - I never, ever heard from TED ever again. - I would do this again in a heartbeat.