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Just out of curiosity, do VC's call you to ask your opinion on things like this?

• raganwald 15y ago
  Given my career, I would short the stock of any VC that asked me for investment advice.
  • palish 15y ago
    On the other hand, that just means you're statistically more likely to succeed on your next attempt.
    • petervandijck 15y ago
      I don't think that's what it means, statistically :)
      • aaronblohowiak 15y ago
        Bayesian or frequentist? ;)
        • hluska 15y ago
          Comments like this are why I love this site so dearly! :-)
        • petervandijck 15y ago
          Doesn't matter, a bad history in investing doesn't statistically mean that you're more likely to get it right the next time, that would mean that everyone gets it right eventually if they just keep trying, which isn't really how investing seems to work. Even if investing was a lottery, it past failures don't indicate future success.
  • spicyj 15y ago
    Easier: short stocks that you think will go up. Avoid the whole VC problem entirely!