x > 2 means you've lost more than your investment in five years. You've going to need a startup to return X million dollars to break even. > You only need to p

x > 2 means you've lost more than your investment in five years. You've going to need a startup to return X million dollars to break even. > You only need to pick those startups carefully. This is the "draw the owl" moment. The top comment is saying that they wouldn't pick any startup that didn't have someone to understand basic corporate finance.