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No, it literally means "being invested in something" regardless of the rest.

• elcapitan 6y ago
  No it's not regardless of the rest. It implies actual risk. Some rich dude losing a dime is not skin in the game, unless the phrase is meant as completely meaningless masturbation. "Skin" implies an actual impact, otherwise it's just "in the game".
  • uglygoblin 6y ago
    You are making it all about money but things like reputation, legacy, and ego can easily be "skin in the game".
    • elcapitan 6y ago
      Like .. what? Will people spit at him in the streets, if the company fails? Will they come with torches and pitchforks to his house and yell "it was a bad idea to run a browser in the cloud"?
      • drcongo 6y ago
        It's interesting that you need any of this spelling out, especially as you're so irate about a turn of phrase, but even the post you're replying to here is politely spelling it out for you. Reputation _is_ money when you're a VC. You appear to be arguing with yourself and making up things to be angry about.
        • elcapitan 6y ago
          Nope, but I understand it's more convenient to think that.
          • drcongo 6y ago
            Nope, but I understand you want to carry on being the only one that thinks that.
            • elcapitan 6y ago
              Happy to be "the only one" :)