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It would be interesting to get some numbers on YC's returns/investment ratios.

• pg 17y ago
  It sure would. But we've been operating such a short time that all the acquisitions so far have been early acquisitions, which are always for small amounts. I'm pretty sure we're ahead on paper, but I've never tried to calculate how far ahead.
  • eru 17y ago
    Strange. I'd expect more accounting and number-crunching.
    • pg 17y ago
      There are thing we measure, but not unhatched chickens.
      • eru 17y ago
        OK. Too bad the transaction costs are so high. I guess their would be ample opportunities to invest relatively small sums in newish companies, based on some statistics about them.
      • netcan 17y ago
        Isn't one of the advantages of scaling investing the ability to count unhatched chickens?
• rms 17y ago
  Not enough public info to really judge, but anecdotally they're doing very well.
• aswanson 17y ago
  YC is probably two or three intermediate value (35 mm) highly probable acquisitions away from a 100% ROR, assuming 2.58 million invested thus far (129 companies * 20 k avg investment). Between loopt, scribd, jtv, et al they'll easily clear that barrier. This is assuming they're at breakeven now.