That's a good point, and it's reasonable to invest more in a few later stage (money-making) companies than a lot of little maybes. Seems fine and dandy to spri

That's a good point, and it's reasonable to invest more in a few later stage (money-making) companies than a lot of little maybes. Seems fine and dandy to sprinkle 5,6,7 figure investments here and there if you have a lot of cash to play with, but those startups don't operate in a vacuum. They will need support from time to time, they will require work-hours from your firm that could be allocated elsewhere. Of course there's no one-size-fits-all, but every startup investment will in some way or another cost more than the check you write.