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I'd shy away from Isabella and Columbus . . . murderous, rapacious, relgious fanatic, imperialsist isn't a good look for a VC.
by Kinnard 10y ago
I'd shy away from Isabella and Columbus . . . murderous, rapacious, relgious fanatic, imperialsist isn't a good look for a VC.
- dsacco 10y agoI thought it was a very good example of historical venture capital. Optics aside, if you define venture capital as very high risk, very high reward, the example fits well.
- Kinnard 10y agoTouché though I didn't say it was a bad example. It's a great example, in an adjacent sense, the autobahn is an excellent expressway system.
- chris_7 10y agoKeep in mind that this is the VC that said that they should be able to take back the stock of employees that quit. (obviously that doesn't compare to the horrors of Columbus)
- sidlls 10y agoThat's amusing considering that the dilution and protection agreements they get for investing severely reduce or zero-out the value of most regular employees' stock anyway (except in the most successful of exits of course).
- snarf 10y agoWow, can you elaborate? These guys typically paint themselves to be very founder and employee friendly.
- chris_7 10y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11963551 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11963551