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VC Insanity, Explained
…or, why VCs do what they do (Note: this post also appeared as a guest post on Techflash) VC behavior sometimes looks insane, but generally it’s just sound economics. It’s crazy but true: if you know how a VC gets paid, you can pretty much read their mind. Here’s a few examples: VCs don’t actually seem to want to take…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Mar 9, 2012 | VC Insanity, Explained by xyzzyrz | 109 | 18 |
| Aug 12, 2010 | VC Insanity: How the economics of venture funds explain the crazy things VCs do by danshapiro | 99 | 19 |
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